George Weigel

Broschiertes Buch

The Final Revolution

The Resistance Church and the Collapse of Communism

Beschreibung

- A noted Catholic thinker offers a unique perspective on the collapse of Communism- Asserts that the key to the western Revolution of 1989 was the Catholic Church- Documents the role of the Christian churches in making the Revolution civil, nonviolent, and democratic- Analyzes the importance of religion to such figures as Lech Walesa and Vaclav Havel- Considers the ongoing role of the Church in the process of democratic consolidation

Autor

Author of Tranquillitas Ordinis (OUP 1987)

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9780195166644
• ISBN-10: 0195166647
• Artikelnr.: 21768304