The Papacy in the modern world : a political history / Frank J. Coppa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coppa, Frank J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Papacy--History.

Papacy.

History.

Physical Description:

304 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London, UK. : Reaktion Books, [2014]

Summary:

Describing the triumphs, controversies and failures of popes over the past 200 years - including Pius IX, who was criticized for his campaign against Italian unification and his proclamation of papal infallibility, and Pius XII, denounced for his 'silence' during the Holocaust and 'impartiality' during the Second World War - this book offers a comprehensive and enlightening view of the papal state. Examining a wide variety of sources, some only recently made available by the Vatican archives, The Papacy in the Modern World sheds new light on this institution and offers valuable insights into events previously shrouded in mystery. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Revolution Turns the Papal World Upside Down 27

II The Papacy between Transformation and Restoration 46

III The Papacy in an Age of Liberalism and Nationalism, 1820-1846 64

IV Pio Nono's Transition from Reform to Reaction 80

V Leo XIII: Conciliation with Modernity, Conflict with Italy 99

VI Pius X: Confrontation with Modernity, Conciliation with Italy 115

VII Benedict XV: The First World War, the League and the Missions 133

VIII The Crusade of Pius XI against Anti-Semitism 149

IX Pius XII: The Second World War, the Holocaust and the Cold War 166

X Aggiornamento and Aperturismo: The Second Vatican Council and Beyond 185

XI The Papacy of John Paul 11 and the Aftermath of the Council 200

XII Benedict XVI: Conflict and Conciliation with the Contemporary Age 221.

ISBN:

9781780232843

1780232845

OCLC:

859583693

Publisher Number:

99960204662