It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read Franciscans and the Elixir of Life by Zachary A. Matus
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One of the major ambitions of medieval alchemists was to discover the elixir of life, a sovereign remedy capable not only of healing the body but of transforming it. Given the widespread belief that care for the body came at the cost of care for the soul, it might seem surprising that any Franciscan would pursue the elixir, but those who did were among its most outspoken and optimistic advocates. They believed they could distill a substance that would purify, transmute, and ennoble the human body as well as the soul. In an age when Christians across Europe were seeking material evidence for...
Franciscans and the Elixir of Life by Zachary A. Matus is 216 pages long, and a total of 55,296 words.
This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 2 minutes to read Franciscans and the Elixir of Life aloud.
Franciscans and the Elixir of Life is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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