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Priests, Prelates and People

A History of European Catholicism since 1750

Nicholas Atkin author Frank Tallett author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:28th Jan '21

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An examination of the Catholic Church's struggle to adapt to the new political landscape ushered in by the French Revolution.

The Catholic Church has always been a major player in European and even world history. Whether it has enjoyed a religious dominance or existed as a minority religion, Catholicism has never been diverted from political life. This book 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 two world wars, the Cold War and the massive expansion of the developing world, with its problems of population growth and under-development.

ISBN: 9781350177277

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 562g

352 pages