پاپ جان بیست و سوم، شبان دنیای مدرن

Relates The Boyhood And Adult Achievements Of The Pope Who Called The Second Vatican Council And Transformed The Church And The Image Of The Papacy. A Village Boyhood -- A Counter--reformation Seminary -- A Roman Education -- Into The Whirlwind Of Modernism -- The Great War -- Towards Propaganda And Fascism -- Ten Hard Years In Bulgaria -- The Innocent Suspect -- God's Consul -- Difficult Mission To France -- The Seasons Of Venice -- The Wide-open Conclave -- The First Ninety Days -- The Inspiration Of The Council -- The Struggle For The Council -- At Home And In Rome -- The Italian Connection -- Enter Augustin Bea -- Getting On For Eighty -- The Dress Rehearsal -- On The Slopes Of The Sacred Mountain -- Sixty Days To Change The Church -- Last Will And Testament -- Eastertide. Peter Hebblethwaite. Originally Published In England Under Title: John Xxiii, Pope Of The Council. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [505]-[522] Drawing on new sources, this biography illuminates the life, beliefs, and character of the "simple peasant" who transformed the Catholic Church by calling the Second Vatican Council