The Pope's last crusade : how an American Jesuit helped Pope Pius XI's campaign to stop Hitler
Book |
1st ed. |
William Morrow,
New York :
c2013.
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Draws on new archival research to examine Pope Pius XI's effort to reject Nazism, discussing how he enlisted the assistance of John La Farge, a virtually unknown American Jesuit, to craft a papal encyclical condemning Hitler's campaign against the Jews.
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Details
- ISBN: 9780062049148 (hc) :
- Physical Description: x, 292 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.print
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : William Morrow, c2013.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-277) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note: A settling of accounts -- Nostalgia confronts reality -- A "crooked cross" -- The imposition of the Reich -- The Pope's battle plan -- The flying cardinal -- A democratic response -- In the heat of the summer -- The Pope's discontent -- Shame and despair -- A new year and an end to appeasement -- Will there be time? -- Change overnight -- The new regime.
Related
Subjects
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La Farge, John,
1880-1963.
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Pius
XI,
Pope,
1857-1939.
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Pius
XII,
Pope,
1876-1958.
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Pius
XII,
Pope,
1876-1958 >
Relations with Germany.
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Catholic Church >
Germany >
History >
1933-1945.
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Catholic Church >
Foreign relations >
Germany.
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Church and state >
Germany >
History >
1933-1945.
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Church and state >
Europe.
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World War, 1939-1945 >
Religious aspects >
Catholic Church.
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National socialism and religion.