John Pollard

The Unknown Pope (eBook, ePUB)

Benedict XV (1914-1922) and the Pursuit of Peace

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An in-depth and extensively researched biography of Pope Benedict XV.

Best known for his efforts to end World War I, Benedict XV was the first contemporary pope to assume the role of peacemaker, a role that has persisted in the papacy since.

Although Benedict's 1917 Peace Note was rejected by officials, he went on to help establish Save the Children and to lead European efforts at humanitarian aid. His brief pontificate resulted in a positive reassessment of the Church's attitude towards colonialism and colonized peoples.

Using previously unpublished correspondence and private papers from the Vatican archives, John Pollard has written the first biography on Benedict XV in almost half a century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472910028
• Artikelnr.: 40416057

Autorenporträt

Dr John Pollard is a Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and Emeritus Professor of Modern European History at Anglia Ruskin University.