
A History of the Popes 1830-1914
Owen Chadwick(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 20. March 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
626 pages
978-0-19-926286-1 (ISBN)
Description
Could a Pope ever consent to be the subject of a political power? Owen Chadwick presents an analysis of the causes and consequences of the end of the historic Papal State, and the psychological pressures upon old Rome as it came under attack from the Italian Risorgimento; and not only from Italy, but from liberal movements in Germany, France, Spain, and Portugal, as well as Tsarist Russia as it oppressed its Polish subjects. If a united Italy was to be achieved, the State must disappear.
These pressures caused Popes to resist 'the world' rather than to try to influence it, to make the Vatican more of a sanctuary behind high walls, and to preach the more otherworldly aspects of Catholic faith. At the same time they met new moral demands - the rights of the labourer in industry, divorce, toleration - which they could confront because the Revolution had destroyed the powers of the Catholic kings over their churches, and therefore Catholic authority could be far more centralized in Rome.
These pressures caused Popes to resist 'the world' rather than to try to influence it, to make the Vatican more of a sanctuary behind high walls, and to preach the more otherworldly aspects of Catholic faith. At the same time they met new moral demands - the rights of the labourer in industry, divorce, toleration - which they could confront because the Revolution had destroyed the powers of the Catholic kings over their churches, and therefore Catholic authority could be far more centralized in Rome.
Reviews / Votes
An elegant and painless read. * Catholic Herald * Professor Chadwick writes with a sensitive empathy with the Roman Catholic mind. A well-organised index and a copious descriptive bibliography complete this magisterial and entertaining monograph. * Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol.52/3 *More details
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Language
English
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Oxford
United Kingdom
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Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
936 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-926286-1 (9780199262861)
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Owen Chadwick is Emeritus Regius Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge
Author
Formerly Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge; Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History; and Regius Professor of Modern HistoryFormerly Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge; Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History; and Regius Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge
Content
1. Gregory XVI ; 2. A Liberal Pope, 1846-1848 ; 3. Catholic Power ; 4. The Making of Italy ; 5. The Need for a Council ; 6. The Prisoner of the Vatican ; 7. Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903) ; 8. Pope Pius X (1903-1914) ; 9. Nationality and Religion: Tyrol and Poland ; 10. Nationality and Religion: Spain ; 11. Nationality and Religion: Portugal ; 12. The Religious ; 13. Catholic Universities ; 14. The Idea of Reunion ; 15. Saints in the Modern World