Priests, Prelates and People : A History of European Catholicism, 1750 to the Present
Nicholas. Atkin
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | London : : I.B.Tauris, , 2003.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (401 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 Catholicism in Retrenchment: the Eighteenth Century; Chapter 2 Catholicism in Revolution: 1789-1815; Chapter 3 Catholicism Restored 1815-50; Chapter 4 Catholicism Retuned 1850-1914; Chapter 5 Catholicism and Reaction 1914-45; Chapter 6 Catholicism Revised 1945-2002; Chapter 7 Conclusion:Catholicism Reviewed; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index. - The Catholic Church has always been a major player in European and world history. Whether it has enjoyed a religious dominance or existed as a minority religion, Catholicism has never been divorced from political life. 'Priests, Prelates and People' records the Church struggling to adapt to the new political landscape ushered in by the French Revolution, and shows how the formation of nation states and identities was both helped and hindered by the Catholic establishment. It portrays the Vatican increasingly out of step in the wake of world war, Cold War and the massive expansion of the develo
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| ISBN | 1860646654
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