The Pope's last crusade : how an American Jesuit helped Pope Pius XI's campaign to stop Hitler / Peter Eisner.
The Pope's last crusade : how an American Jesuit helped Pope Pius XI's campaign to stop Hitler / Peter Eisner.
By
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Eisner, Peter.
Publication Date
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2013
Publication Information
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New York : William Morrow,
Edition
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1st ed.
Physical Description
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x, 292 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps.
Subject Term
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Church and state -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
Church and state -- Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
National socialism and religion.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-277) and index.
Summary
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Draws on new archival research to examine Pope Pius XI's effort to reject Nazism, discussing how he enlisted the assistance of John La Farge, a virtually unknown American Jesuit, to craft a papal encyclical condemning Hitler's campaign against the Jews.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780062049148
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 282.092 EI8 | Checked In |