This initial volume runs from the French Revolution to the fall of the Soviet Union. It ends with the pontificate of John Paul II, the first non-Italian pope si

This ambitious survey launches a major new five-volume series. It explores the response of the papacy, one of the world's longest-enduring institutions, to the

This book explores the response of the papacy to the challenges of the modern age, offering a fresh perspective on political and ideological development across

A history of the Papacy covering the vital period from the Renaissance through the Counter Reformation to the period of the French Revolution. Its a broad surve

Structured by detailed studies of significant Popes, these essays explore the evolution of the papacy in the last 500 years.