Man of the Century
Author | : Jonathan Kwitny |
Publisher | : Henry Holt and Company |
Total Pages | : 768 |
Release | : 1997-09-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780805026887 |
Publishers Weekly Book of the Year Booklist Editor's Choice, 1997
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Author | : Jonathan Kwitny |
Publisher | : Henry Holt and Company |
Total Pages | : 768 |
Release | : 1997-09-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780805026887 |
Publishers Weekly Book of the Year Booklist Editor's Choice, 1997
Author | : Nigel Cawthorne |
Publisher | : Trafalgar Square Publishing |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
An irreverent expose of the Bishops of Rome from St. Peter to the present day.
Author | : Platina |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780674028197 |
Bartolomeo Platina (1421-1481), historian, political theorist, and author of a best-selling cookbook, began life as a mercenary soldier and ended it as the head of the Vatican Library. A papal official under the humanist Pope Pius II, he was a member of the humanist academies of Cardinal Bessarion and Pomponio Leto, and was twice imprisoned for conspiring against Pope Paul II. Returning to favor under Pope Sixtus IV, he composed his most famous work, a biographical compendium of the Roman popes from St. Peter down to his own time. The work critically synthesized a wide range of sources and became the standard reference work on papal history for early modern Europe, reprinted dozens of times and translated into a number of languages. A characteristic work of Renaissance humanism, it used Christian antiquity as a standard against which to criticize modern churchmen. This edition contains the first complete translation into English and an improved Latin text. Volume 1, the first of a projected four, covers the period from the founding of the church through ad 461.
Author | : Thomas Cahill |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2008-01-29 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780143113027 |
The author's trademark blend of profound insight and extensive knowledge provides a fascinating history of the Catholic Church and the papacy by focusing on Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli as Pope John XXIII, who awed the world with the seminal and unprecedented changes he brought about due to his concern for humankind. Reprint.
Author | : Richard P. McBrien |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2013-04-16 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0062288342 |
This pocket edition of Richard McBrien's acclaimed Lives of the Popes is a practical quick reference tool for scholars, students, and anyone needing just a few concise facts about all the popes, from St. Peter to Benedict XVI.
Author | : Eamon Duffy |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2011-11-29 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0300176880 |
The Bishops of Rome have been Christianity's most powerful leaders for nearly two millennia, and their influence has extended far beyond the purely spiritual. The popes have played a central role in the history of Europe and the wider world, not only shouldering the spiritual burdens of their ancient office, but also in contending with - and sometimes precipitating - the cultural and political crises of their times. In an acclaimed series of BBC radio broadcasts Eamon Duffy explored the impact of ten popes he judged to be among 'the most influential in history'. With this book, readers may now also enjoy Duffy's portraits of ten exceptional men who shook the world. The book begins with St Peter, the Rock upon whom the Catholic Church was built, and follows with Leo the Great (fifth century), Gregory the Great (sixth century), Gregory VII (eleventh century), Innocent III (thirteenth century), Paul III (sixteenth century), and Pius IX (nineteenth century). Among twentieth-century popes, Duffy examines the lives and contributions of Pius XII, who was elected on the eve of the Second World War, the kindly John XXIII, who captured the world's imagination, and John Paul II, the first non-Italian pope in 450 years. Each of these ten extraordinary individuals, Duffy shows, shaped their own worlds, and in the process, helped to create ours.
Author | : Pope Francis and Friends |
Publisher | : Messenger Publications |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-04-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1788124421 |
Christmas Day 2021 sees the release of a Netflix series, Stories of a Generation with Pope Francis, based on this book. Pope Francis views elders as reservoirs of wisdom and historical memory and believes their insights will offer future generations much-needed understanding and direction. More than 250 people were interviewed and Loyola Press sent a collection of stories to the Vatican. These encompassed universal themes of love, loss, survival, hope, peace in the face of unimaginable tragedy, and above all, faith. Pope Francis received every story, prayed over them, and responded with sensitivity and grace to 31 of the stories and the issues they raise. In his Preface, Pope Francis lays out his reasons for this collection of wisdom stories and the movement he hopes it inspires. He also contributes as a fellow elder, offering a story from his own life at the start of each chapter . And in his own wise and compassionate way, he serves as a spiritual shepherd, commenting on dozens of heartfelt stories.
Author | : Mike Aquilina |
Publisher | : Servant Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : RELIGION |
ISBN | : 9781616366285 |
Why did the author pick the popes you’ll meet in the pages of this book? Why not Gregory I, whom many would call the greatest pope of all time? Why not Leo X, who was pope at the beginning of the Protestant Reformation? Why not Leo XIII, who boldly stood up for the rights of workers? Every pope is by definition a remarkable man. But the popes whose stories you’ll read here were chosen because they reveal how the papacy developed. They show us how Christ kept his promise to his bride, the Church, not only in her health but also in her sickness. The great popes advanced our understanding of Christian doctrine. But even more remarkable, the worst popes could do nothing to damage the teaching of the Church. That’s why, even in its darkest moments, the story of the papacy is a story of triumph. And that’s why it’s worth knowing these twelve popes.
Author | : Rupert Matthews |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 920 |
Release | : 2014-09-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1626862702 |
This comprehensive historical reference covers the Apostolic Succession from St. Peter to Pope Francis, plus a selection of Papal Bulls and teachings. The papacy is a unique religious office. Lasting two millennia, it is one of the oldest and most enduring institutions in the world. The line of authority linking the current pope to the ministry of Jesus Christ has continued unbroken over the centuries. The Popes: Every Question Answered presents pertinent facts and fascinating details about all 266 popes, from St. Peter to Pope Francis I. Covering controversies, triumphs, and reforms from the Late Roman Period to the twenty-first century, this is an indispensable reference guide for theological students and people of all faiths.
Author | : Eric Russell Chamberlin |
Publisher | : Barnes & Noble Publishing |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780880291163 |
The stories of seven popes who ruled at seven different critical periods in the 600 years leading into the Reformation.