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Title:
The Papacy in the modern world : a political history / Frank J. Coppa.
Author:
Coppa, Frank J., author.
Publication Information:
London, UK. : Reaktion Books, [2014]

©2014
Call Number:
BX955.3 .C67 2014
ISBN:
9781780232843
Physical Description:
304 pages ; 23 cm
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Contents:
Introduction: Harmony and hostility between the Papacy and the powers -- Revolution turns the Papal world upside down -- The Papacy between transformation and restoration -- The Papacy in the age of Liberalism and Nationalism, 1829-1846 -- Pio Nono's transition from reform to reaction -- Leo XIII: Conciliation with modernity, conflict with Italy -- Pius X: Confrontation with modernity, conciliation with Italy -- Benedict XV: The First World War, the League of Nations, and the missions -- The crusade of Pius XI against AntiSemitism -- Pius XII: The Second World War, the Holocaust and the Cold War -- Aggiornamento and apperturismo: the Second Vatican Council and beyond -- The Papacy of John Paul II and the aftermath of the Council -- Benedict XVI: Conflict and conciliation with the contemporary age -- Conclusion: The Papacy past and present -- Timeline -- References.
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