Description |
xiv, 241 pages ; 21 cm. |
Series |
A Penguin life |
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Penguin lives series.
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Note |
"A Lipper/Viking book." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-240). |
Contents |
pt. 1. Before John. From congregation to Church to standard of orthodoxy -- The imperial Church -- The Romans and the barbarians -- The two swords -- The need to reform -- The pope alone -- pt. 2. Angelo the man. From peasant to priest -- From secretary to historian -- From orderly to archbishop -- From diplomat to patriarch -- pt. 3. Roncalli the pastor, John the Pope. Venice -- The Vatican --pt. 4. After John.- Paul VI -- John Paul II -- Epilogue : What Now? |
Subject |
John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963.
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ISBN |
0670030570 alkaline paper |
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