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JOHN PAUL THE GREAT: Remembering a Spiritual Father
by Noonan, Peggy
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670037486
- ISBN 13
- 9780670037483
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About This Item
Viking, New York, 2005. Fine/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine white pictorial dj. 238 pp. As the leader of the Catholic Church, the oldest continuing institution in the Western world, Pope John Paul II was a giant in every sphere he touched personal, theological, political, ecumenical. In an age rich with heroes, Pope John Paul II was truly the great man of the past century -- a man who personally confronted its tragedies, from Nazism to communism. A paradoxical figure, Pope John Paul II was an intellectual animated by confidence and joy, a poet and playwright, a supporter of freedom who decried its abuse, a tough political gamesman, and a mystic convinced that the bullet that nearly killed him in Rome was directed away from his heart by the hand of the Mother of God.
Synopsis
From New York Times bestselling author Peggy Noonan comes "a beautifully written testimony about . . . the most historically recognized pope" ( Library Journal ) With such accla imed books as When Character Was King , Peggy Noonan has become one of our most eloquent and respected commentators. Now she offers a stirring portrait of a spiritual and intellectual giant who personally confronted all of the worst tragedies of his age. Drawing on scholarship, interviews with prominent Catholics, and her own experience, Noonan traces the extraordinary life and struggles of Pope John Paul II with characteristic insight and probity-and explores how much we can learn from his leadership, diplomacy, humility, and holiness. Passionate and often deeply personal, John Paul the Great is as exceptional as the man it celebrates.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56132
- Title
- JOHN PAUL THE GREAT: Remembering a Spiritual Father
- Author
- Noonan, Peggy
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670037486
- ISBN 13
- 9780670037483
- Publisher
- Viking, New York, 2005
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2005-11
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