John Xxiii: Pope Of The Council
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Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
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He was the pope who threw open the windows of the Church and let the world breathe — and Peter Hebblethwaite's definitive biography, John XXIII: Pope of the Council, chronicles the extraordinary life of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the peasant cardinal from Bergamo who became one of the most transformative figures in modern religious history. From his humble origins in rural northern Italy to his ascent to the throne of Saint Peter in 1958, the narrative traces the spiritual and political journey of a man who, in the twilight of his life, convened the Second Vatican Council and irrevocably reshaped the Roman Catholic Church's relationship with the modern world. Hebblethwaite draws on a wealth of primary sources, including Roncalli's own journals and diplomatic correspondence, to present a portrait that is both intimate and historically rigorous. A noted Vatican journalist and theologian, Hebblethwaite writes with the authority of an insider and the precision of a scholar, situating John XXIII within the grand sweep of twentieth-century European and ecclesiastical history. The biography illuminates the central tensions of an era — between tradition and reform, authority and conscience, the universal Church and its particular national expressions — through the lens of one man's profound humanity and pastoral vision. This is a work that resonates far beyond its subject, asking urgent questions about the nature of leadership, faith, and institutional change that leave the reader wondering: can one person truly change the course of history?
Author: Peter Hebblethwaite
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Geoffrey Chapman
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
He was the pope who threw open the windows of the Church and let the world breathe — and Peter Hebblethwaite's definitive biography, John XXIII: Pope of the Council, chronicles the extraordinary life of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the peasant cardinal from Bergamo who became one of the most transformative figures in modern religious history. From his humble origins in rural northern Italy to his ascent to the throne of Saint Peter in 1958, the narrative traces the spiritual and political journey of a man who, in the twilight of his life, convened the Second Vatican Council and irrevocably reshaped the Roman Catholic Church's relationship with the modern world. Hebblethwaite draws on a wealth of primary sources, including Roncalli's own journals and diplomatic correspondence, to present a portrait that is both intimate and historically rigorous. A noted Vatican journalist and theologian, Hebblethwaite writes with the authority of an insider and the precision of a scholar, situating John XXIII within the grand sweep of twentieth-century European and ecclesiastical history. The biography illuminates the central tensions of an era — between tradition and reform, authority and conscience, the universal Church and its particular national expressions — through the lens of one man's profound humanity and pastoral vision. This is a work that resonates far beyond its subject, asking urgent questions about the nature of leadership, faith, and institutional change that leave the reader wondering: can one person truly change the course of history?