Pope Leo Xiii
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - fair. Text - clean.
This biographical work chronicles the life and pontificate of Pope Leo XIII, one of the most intellectually distinguished and diplomatically influential leaders of the nineteenth-century Catholic Church. Written with the measured, authoritative tone of a seasoned political historian, Justin McCarthy presents a portrait of a pope who sought to reconcile the Church with the modern world, most famously through his landmark encyclical Rerum Novarum, which addressed the rights of workers and the challenges of industrial capitalism. McCarthy details Leo's early career, his rise through the ecclesiastical ranks, and the geopolitical pressures he navigated as head of the Church during a period of intense European nationalism and anti-clerical sentiment. The work illustrates how Leo XIII used intellectual rigor and diplomatic finesse to restore prestige to the papacy following the turbulent reign of Pius IX, earning him admiration far beyond the boundaries of the Catholic world. Readers with an interest in Victorian-era history, religious biography, or the intersection of faith and politics will find this a richly informative account.
Author: Justin Mccarthy
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - fair. Text - clean.
This biographical work chronicles the life and pontificate of Pope Leo XIII, one of the most intellectually distinguished and diplomatically influential leaders of the nineteenth-century Catholic Church. Written with the measured, authoritative tone of a seasoned political historian, Justin McCarthy presents a portrait of a pope who sought to reconcile the Church with the modern world, most famously through his landmark encyclical Rerum Novarum, which addressed the rights of workers and the challenges of industrial capitalism. McCarthy details Leo's early career, his rise through the ecclesiastical ranks, and the geopolitical pressures he navigated as head of the Church during a period of intense European nationalism and anti-clerical sentiment. The work illustrates how Leo XIII used intellectual rigor and diplomatic finesse to restore prestige to the papacy following the turbulent reign of Pius IX, earning him admiration far beyond the boundaries of the Catholic world. Readers with an interest in Victorian-era history, religious biography, or the intersection of faith and politics will find this a richly informative account.