90:T41d,"Pope John XXIII opens with a concise but sweeping history of the Catholic Church and the papacy, culminating in the brief but unforgettable reign of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli as Pope John XXIII in the mid-twentieth century. At seventy-six years of age, neither a well-known public figure nor a highly trained theologian, he was at first regarded as a transitional pope. During his reign, however, he awed the world with the seminal and unprecedented change he brought about, in his concern for the fundamental plight of humankind.". "In rich, impassioned prose Cahill follows the pontiff's life from his peasant roots to the landmark Second Vatican Council, with its emphasis on worldwide social justice, which marked the beginning of a true shift in the Catholic Church and its relationship to the modern world. In a biography that will captivate Catholics and non-Catholics alike, Cahill's signature blend of imagination, interpretive insight, and scholarship mirrors Pope John's own intuition, spontaneity, and all-embracing vision."--BOOK JACKET.91:T435,From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization and The Gifts of the Jews, his most compelling historical narrative yet.

How did an obscure rabbi from a backwater of the Roman Empire come to be the central figure in Western Civilization? Did his influence in fact change the world? These are the questions Thomas Cahill addresses in his subtle and engaging investigation into the life and times of Jesus.

Cahill shows us Jesus from his birth to his execution through the eyes of those who knew him and in the context of his time—a time when the Jews were struggling to maintain their beliefs under overlords who imposed their worldview on their subjects. Here is Jesus the loving friend, itinerate preacher, and quiet revolutionary, whose words and actions inspired his followers to journey throughout the Roman world and speak the truth he instilled—in the face of the greatest defeat: Jesus' crucifixion as a common criminal. Daring, provocative, and stunningly original, Cahill's interpretation will both delight and surprise.92:T435,From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization and The Gifts of the Jews, his most compelling historical narrative yet.

How did an obscure rabbi from a backwater of the Roman Empire come to be the central figure in Western Civilization? Did his influence in fact change the world? These are the questions Thomas Cahill addresses in his subtle and engaging investigation into the life and times of Jesus.

Cahill shows us Jesus from his birth to his execution through the eyes of those who knew him and in the context of his time—a time when the Jews were struggling to maintain their beliefs under overlords who imposed their worldview on their subjects. Here is Jesus the loving friend, itinerate preacher, and quiet revolutionary, whose words and actions inspired his followers to journey throughout the Roman world and speak the truth he instilled—in the face of the greatest defeat: Jesus' crucifixion as a common criminal. Daring, provocative, and stunningly original, Cahill's interpretation will both delight and surprise.93:T4a1,Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli was an unexpected choice to follow the ultra conservative Pope Pius XII in 1958. At 76 years old, a fat old man with twinkling eyes and a seductively resonant voice, neither a well-known public figure nor a highly trained theologian, he was at first regarded as a transitional pope. During his brief but unforgettable reign as Pope John XXIII, however, he astonished the world with the seminal and unprecedented changes he brought about in the Catholic Church, and in particular with his concern for the fundamental plight of humankind. Pope John XXIII was unlike any other pope. To understand his extraordinary impact, which still resonates today, and his crucial importance to the world's one billion Catholics, Thomas Cahill opens this biography with a concise but sweeping history of the Catholic Church and the papacy, culminat

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Literary Guide to Ireland

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How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story...

Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism...

The Hinges of History The gifts of the Jews. 2

Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea Why the Greeks Matter

Heretics and Heroes How Renaissance Artists and Re...

A Saint on Death Row

Dankzij de Ieren hoe een klein volk de beschaving ...

Pope John XXIII

Desire of the Everlasting Hills The World Before a...

The Gifts of the Jews How a Tribe of Desert Nomads...

The Gifts of the Jews How a Tribe of Desert Nomads...

The Gifts of the Jews How a Tribe of Desert Nomads...

Jak Irové zachránili civilizaci neznámý příběh hrd...

El deseo de las colinas eternas el mundo antes y d...

Pope John XXIII

Como Los Irlandeses Salvaron

Abrahams Welt wie das jüdische Volk die westliche ...

Juan XXIII

The Gospel According to Luke Authorized King James...

Wie die Iren die Zivilisation retteten die nie erz...

How the Irish Saved Civilization The Untold Story ...

Γι' αυτό έχουν σημασία οι Έλληνες ταξιδεύοντας στο...

Literary Guide to Ireland

Como Os Irlandeses salvaram a civilização