| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Oxford history of the Christian Church |
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Oxford history of the Christian Church.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- 'Useless Slaughter', Benedict XV and the First World War -- Benedict XV, The Post-War World and the Church -- Pius XI, Italian Fascism and the Conciliazione -- Pius XI, The Teacher and his Church -- The 'Foreign Policy' of Pius XI in the 1920s -- Pius XI and the Dictators, 1930-1939 -- Pius XII, Peace Diplomacy and War -- Pius XII, War and Fascist Genocides -- Pius XII, Communism and the Cold War -- 'Angelic Pastor?' Pius XII and the World-wide Church -- The Papacy in the Age of Totalitarianism |
| Summary |
This is the history of the papacy under three popes, Benedict XV (1914-58), Pius XI (1922-39), and Pius XII (1939-58), who faced the strains imposed on the worldwide Church by total war-two world wars and the Cold War. The totalitarian challenges of fascism, Nazism, and Communism led to unprecedented persecution in the history of Catholicism. Nevertheless, all three popes contributed significantly to the development of the modern papacy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 18, 2014) |
| Subject |
Papacy -- History -- 20th century.
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Totalitarianism -- Religious aspects
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Ecclesiology.
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Papacy
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Religion.
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Philosophy & Religion.
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Christianity.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2014941573 |
| ISBN |
9780191785580 |
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019178558X |
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9780191026577 |
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0191026573 |
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