Money and the Rise of the Modern Papacy
Download or Read eBook Money and the Rise of the Modern Papacy PDF written by John F. Pollard and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-06 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : John F. Pollard |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 294 |
| Release | : 2005-01-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0521812046 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521812047 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Money and the Rise of the Modern Papacy by : John F. Pollard
Book excerpt: This the first scholarly study of the finances and financiers of the Vatican between 1850 and 1950. Dr Pollard, a leading historian of the papacy, explores the transformation of the Vatican into a major financial power and the part this played in the developement of the modern papacy. Using hitherto unexplored sources, he sheds new light on tensions between the Vatican's engagement with capitalism and the Church's social teaching and conflicts between the Vatican and the Allies during the Second World War and the early Cold War.
