Politics and the papacy in the modern world /
The outbreak of the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution at the turn of the nineteenth century transformed the world and ushered in the modern age, whose currents challenged the traditional political order and the prevailing religious establishment. The new secular framework presented a p...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
2008.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The outbreak of the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution at the turn of the nineteenth century transformed the world and ushered in the modern age, whose currents challenged the traditional political order and the prevailing religious establishment. The new secular framework presented a potential threat to the papal leadership of the Catholic community, which was profoundly affected by the rush towards modernization. In the nineteenth century the transnational church confronted a world order dominated by the national state, until the emergence of globalization towards the close of t. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 278 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-270) and index. |
ISBN: | 0313080488 9780313080487 1282361430 9781282361430 9786612361432 6612361433 |