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The Papacy in the Modern World: A Political History
Frank J. Coppa
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Hardback. With fascinating insight into the Vatican's public records and hidden secrets, The Papacy in the Modern World explores the triumphs, controversies and failures of Pope's throughout the modern history of the Catholic Church. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3J; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 30. Weight in Grams: 522.
For some two millennia the papacy has presided over the governance of the Roman Catholic Church and played a fundamentally important role in European and world affairs. Its impact has long transcended the religious realm and has influenced ideological, philosophic, national, social and political developments as well as international relations. This book considers the broad role of the papacy from the end of the eighteenth century to the present and the reaction and response it has evoked over the years, and explores its confrontation with and accommodation to the modern world. Frank J. Coppa describes the triumphs, controversies and failures ... Read more
For some two millennia the papacy has presided over the governance of the Roman Catholic Church and played a fundamentally important role in European and world affairs. Its impact has long transcended the religious realm and has influenced ideological, philosophic, national, social and political developments as well as international relations. This book considers the broad role of the papacy from the end of the eighteenth century to the present and the reaction and response it has evoked over the years, and explores its confrontation with and accommodation to the modern world. Frank J. Coppa describes the triumphs, controversies and failures ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
521g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780232843
SKU
V9781780232843
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About Frank J. Coppa
Frank J. Coppa is Emeritus Professor of History and Director of Doctoral Studies in Modern World History at St John's University in New York. He is the author of The Life and Pontificate of Pope Pius XII: Between History and Controversy (2013), among other books on the papacy. He was awarded the first lifetime achievement award of the American Catholic ... Read more
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