The great reformer : Francis and the making of a radical pope
(2014)
By:
Ivereigh, Austen
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
BIOGRAPHY/FRANCIS
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014
EDITION
First Edition
DESCRIPTION
xvi, 445 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781627791571 (hardcover), 1627791574 (hardcover), 9781627791571, 1627791574 :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
A far country (1936-1957) -- The mission (1958-1966) -- Storm pilot (1967-1974) -- The crucible (1975-1979) -- Scapegoat (1980-1992) -- The bishop who smelled of sheep (1993-1999) -- Gaucho cardinal (2000-2009) -- Man for others (2008-2012)
This biography of Pope Francis describes how this revolutionary thinker uses the power of his position to challenge and redirect one of the world's most formidable religions