Soldier of Christ [electronic resource] : the life of Pope Pius XII / Robert A. Ventresca.
Ventresca, Robert.
2013
BX1378 .V46 2013eb
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Title Soldier of Christ [electronic resource] : the life of Pope Pius XII / Robert A. Ventresca.
Author Ventresca, Robert.
ISBN 9780674067301 electronic book
9780674049611
Imprint Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (405 p.) : ill.
Call Number BX1378 .V46 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 282.092 B
Summary Documents the life of the controversial pope, discussing his religious upbringing, his work as a papal diplomat, his reponses to the persecution of the Jews during World War II, and his appointment of church officials in China, India, and Africa.
Reveals a paradoxical figure: a prophetic reformer of limited vision whose leadership stimulated the emergence of a global Catholicism while sowing doubt and dissension among some of the Church's most faithful servants. The Cold War and Pius XII's manner of engaging with the modern world defined his pontificate, Ventresca argues.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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