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Author:

Weigel, George, 1951-

Title:

The end and the beginning : Pope John Paul II : the victory of freedom, the last years, the legacy / George Weigel.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Doubleday,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xiv, 590 p., [16] p. of plates : photos. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

John Paul--II,--Pope,--1920-2005.
Catholic Church--Clergy--Biography.
Popes--Biography.

Notes:

Sequel to "Witness to Hope". Includes bibliographical references (p. [553]-560) and index.

Contents:

Opening gambits -- Defensor civitatis -- Confrontation -- Victory -- The great jubilee of 2000 : up to Jerusalem -- The great jubilee of 2000 : into the deep -- The turbulence of history : 2001-2002 -- Darkening valley : 2003-2004 -- The last encyclical : January-April 2005 -- From inside -- The measure of a pontificate.

Summary:

"Weigel, using once ...secret Soviet-era files chronicles John Paul's struggle against communism. He then recounts the tumultuous last years of John Paul's life as he dealt with a crippling illness, the new world disorder, and revelations about corruption within the Catholic Church. Concludes with an assessment of a man who lived his life...in service to the Christian ideals he embraced."--Jacket.

ISBN:

038552479X
9780385524797

LCCN:

2010005173

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

WWPC305 -- Milford Memorial Library (Milford)

WAPD715 -- Sheldon Public Library (Sheldon)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)