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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Papal Sin and its exposé of a fundamental dishonesty at the heart of the papacy provoked both praise and heated debate. Accused by some of harboring deep resentments against the church, Wills counters with a powerful statement of his Catholic faith. Wills begins with a reflection on his early experience of that faith as a child, and later as a Jesuit seminarian, revealing the importance of Catholicism in his own life. He goes on to challenge, in clear and forceful terms, the dogmatic claim that criticism or reform of the papacy is an assault on the faith itself. In a sweeping narrative covering two thousand years of church history, he reveals that the papacy, far from being an unchanging institution, has been transformed dramatically over the millennia and can be reimagined in the future. Wills ends with a moving meditation on the significance of the creed, the timeless core of the Catholic faith, which endures even as the institution of the church changes. Posing urgent questions for Catholic and non-Catholic readers alike, Wills argues for the continuing relevance of a papacy newly understood. He has already stirred up controversy about the failures of the church. Now, at a time when the selection of a new pope is imminent, he is sure to spark an equally heated conversation about its future. Review:"...[T]his otherwise candid, richly informative and perfectly timed book comes as an anticlimax and a distinct disappointment, not least for its studied indifference to contemporary American Catholic theology....here is a Chestertonian paradox about which we would willingly hear more. Here is as well — in the Madisonian vein of ''Under God'' — a ''new task'' for the Catholic faithful, particularly if, in the current crisis, they begin to heed this prophet's call and seize the authority that he believes is already theirs." Jack Miles, New York Times July 14, 2002, author of Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God. Review:"The prolific historian offers a timely confession of faith and an apology in the true sense of the term....Deserves-and will almost certainly find-a wide readership while garnering for Wills both praise as a principled oppositionist and condemnation as a heretic." Kirkus Reviews Review:"Although it is unlikely that this book, which cites many more papal sinners than its predecessor did, will mollify Wills' critics, it is compellingly argued, intellectually satisfying, and spiritually moving." Ray Olson, Booklist Synopsis:Following the great success and controversy of the bestselling "Papal Sin, " Wills answers the question, "Why remain a Catholic?" In a sweeping narrative covering 2,000 years of church history, he argues for the continuing relevance of a papacy newly understood. (Roman Catholicism) About the AuthorGarry Wills, one of our most distinguished historians and critics, is the author of numerous books, including Saint Augustine, Papal Sin, and the Pulitzer Prize?winning Lincoln at Gettysburg. He has won many other awards, among them two National Book Critics Circle Awards and the 1998 National Medal for the Humanities. A regular contributor to the New York Review of Books, he is an adjunct professor of history at Northwestern University. He lives in Evanston, Illinois. Table of Contents
Introduction 1 I. Born Catholic 9 1. Saint Mary's and Campion 13 2. Jesuit Days 21 3. Chesterton 31 4. Encyclicals 43 II. Church without Papal Primacy 53 5. Peter 57 6. Paul 70 7. Rome Mediating 78 8. Rome Meddling 85 9. Rome and the East 93 10. Rome Turns West 109 III. Forms of Papal Primacy 123 11. Forgeries and Populism 127 12. Rise of the Secular State and the Church Council 142 13. Renaissance and Reformation 154 14. Trent and England 165 15. Ancien Regime and Revolution 178 16. War on Democracy 190 17. Reign of Terror 208 IV. The Vatican II Church 223 18. The Great Rebirth 226 19. Born to Set Times Right 239 20. Fighting Vatican II 255 21. Living Vatican II 271 22. The Pope's Loyal Opposition 282 V. The Creed 293 23. I believe in God . . . 299 24. . . . the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth . . . 308 25. . . . and in Jesus Christ, our Lord, the only son of God . . . 316 26. . . . conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary . . . 324 27. . . . who will come to judge the living and the dead . . . 331 Epilogue 340 Notes 345 Acknowledgments 368 Index 369 What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment: 
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