The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul II--The Victory of

The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul II--The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy

â€œAs March gave way to April in the spring of 2005 and the world kept vigil outside the apostolic palace in Rome, the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, then drawing to a poignant end, was already being described as one of the most consequential in two millennia of Christian history.â€
Â
With these words, world-renowned author and NBC Vatican analyst George Weigel begins his long-awaited sequel to the international bestsellerÂ Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II. More than ten years in the making, The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul IIâ€”TheÂ Victory ofÂ Freedom, the Last Years, the LegacyÂ tells the dramatic story of the Popeâ€™s battle with communism in light of new and recently disclosed information and brings to a close Weigelâ€™s landmark portrait of a man who not only left an indelible mark on the Catholic Church, but also changed the course of world history.
Â
When he was elected pope in the fall of 1978, few people had ever heard of the charismatic Karol WojtyÂ³a. But in aÂ very short time he would ignite a revolution of conscience in his native Poland that would ultimately lead to the collapse of European communism and death of the Soviet Union. What even fewer people knew was that the KGB, the Polish Secret Police, and the East German Stasi had been waging a dangerous, decades-long war againstÂ WojtyÂ³aÂ and the Vatican itself. Weigel, with unprecedented access to many Soviet-era documents, chronicles John Paulâ€™s struggle against the dark forces of communism.
Â
Moreover, Weigel recounts the tumultuous last years of John Paulâ€™s life as he dealt with a crippling illness as well as the â€œnew world disorderâ€ and revelations about corruption within the Catholic Church. Weigelâ€™s thought-provoking biography of John Paul II concludes with a probing and passionate assessment of a man who lived his life as a witness to hope in service to the Christian ideals he embraced.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Image
Manufacturer Image
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0385524803_used
EANs 9780385524803
ReleaseDate 2011-11-01

Country	USA
Brand	Image
Manufacturer	Image
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0385524803_used
EANs	9780385524803
ReleaseDate	2011-11-01

The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul II--The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy

Customers who purchased this also purchased....