books.google.co.uk - The Politics of Piety situates the Franciscan order at the heart of the religious and political conflicts of the late sixteenth century to show how a medieval charismatic religious tradition became an engine of political change. The friars used their redoubtable skills as preachers, intellectual training...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Politics_Of_Piety.html?id=rSjo63beYPoC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Politics Of Piety