Politics and the papacy in the modern world / Frank J. Coppa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coppa, Frank J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and politics--Catholic Church.

Christianity and politics.

Physical Description:

vi, 278 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Rome and the powers in the modern age

2. The papacy between revolutionary upheaval and restoration, 1789-1849

3. Rome grapples with liberalism, nationalism, and sectionalism, 1849-1878

4. The papacy confronts social issues, modernism, and international relations, 1878-1914

5. Benedict XV, the World War, and the League of Nations, 1914-1922

6. The Vatican in an age of dictatorship, totalitarianism, and anti-Semitism, 1922-1939

7. The Vatican's "impartiality," "silence," and "internationalism" during World War II and beyond

8. The papacy and the cold war: the confrontation between Catholicism and communism

9. The Second Vatican Council, aggiornamento, and papal accommodation with the modern world, 1958-1978

10. The contemporary papacy, shuttle diplomacy, and the collapse of communism, 1978-2003

11. Quo vadis Benedict XVI?

12. Conclusion: continuity and change in papal policy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-270) and index.

ISBN:

9780275990299

027599029X

OCLC:

219567736