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 Free Download Damian J. Smith, "Pope Gregory IX (1227-1241): Power and Authority " English | ISBN: 9463724362 | 2023 | 368 pages | PDF | 3 MB As Cardinal Hugo and as pope, Gregory was one of the dominant figures in the history of the papacy of the High Middle Ages. Coming to prominence under Pope Innocent III, Hugo played an important political role, particularly as legate on various occasions, as well as being a major promoter of the new religious orders. As pope, his battle with Emperor Frederick II is one of medieval history's most absorbing conflicts. But he also acted as peacemaker, promoter of the Crusades, instigator of mission for the sake of conversion, refomer of the Curia, patron of arts and liturgy, and as a passionate advocate of Church reform. His decretal collection, the Liber Extra, was the most influential of the Middle Ages. A full examination of Gregory's pontificate is very long overdue. The current volume brings together a team of international scholars, each of them expert in dealing with a particular aspect of the pontificate, and provides what will be a collection of studies of lasting scholarly value on a central figure of the medieval papacy.  Free Download Life: My Story Through History: Pope Francis's Inspiring Biography Through History by Pope Francis English | March 19th, 2024 | ISBN: 0063387522 | 240 pages | True EPUB | 2.00 MB For the first time, Pope Francis tells the story of his life as he looks back on the momentous world events that have changed history-from his earliest years during the outbreak of World War II in 1939 to the turmoil of today.  Free Download Charles L. Mee, "White Robe, Black Robe: Pope Leo X, Martin Luther, and the Birth of the Reformation" English | 2018 | ISBN: 0399109323 | EPUB | pages: 256 | 3.9 mb In 1517, Martin Luther, the Germany theologian, tacked his ninety-five theses to the door of the Wittenberg church, thereby setting off the theological revolution that gave birth to the Reformation. Luther confronted a papal establishment headed by Leo X, the pleasure-loving son of Lorenzo de Medici who made the Vatican the glittering center of the Italian Renaissance and whose driving ambition was the completion of St. Peter's Cathedral.
 Free Download Daniel Gawthrop, "The Trial of Pope Benedict: Joseph Ratzinger and the Vatican's Assault on Reason, Compassion, and Human Dignity" English | 2013 | ISBN: 1551525275 | EPUB | pages: 315 | 1.8 mb On February 28, 2013, Benedict XVI became the first pope in nearly six hundred years to resign. In doing so, Joseph Ratzinger, the man who became Benedict, also relinquished a controversial religious career in which he was largely responsible for the Catholic Church's prodigious troubles: his scorched-earth assault on modernity and the world of ideas destroyed any hope of progress in the Church while leaving a trail of shattered lives in its wake.  Free Download Donna Schaper, "I Heart Francis: Letters to the Pope from an Unlikely Admirer" English | 2016 | ISBN: 1506408613 | EPUB | pages: 180 | 1.3 mb Everyone is paying attention to Pope Francis, and that includes the most unlikely of admirers: a female Baptist pastor. Veteran minister and social justice advocate Donna Schaper has become a fan of the pope, covering him for Religion Dispatches, traveling to see him speak, and taking up many of his issues. Schaper says that Francis is a pope for all of us, and she has written him a series of letterslove letters, of a sort. She agrees with him on the environment, climate change, love of animals, and concern for the poor. But she has a lovers' quarrel with him on the issues of women's ordination and GLBT rights. Schaper's letters to Pope Francis are intimate and ornery, affirming and challenging. She has high hopes that he can heal the church and the globe, and she prods him to be even more inclusive than he already is. In the end, in spite of their disagreements, Pastor Donna loves Pope Francis, and she calls us all to join him in loving the world.
 Free Download Diego Fares SJ, Antonio Spadaro SJ, "The Heart of Pope Francis: How a New Culture of Encounter Is Changing the Church and the World" English | 2015 | ISBN: 0824520742 | EPUB | pages: 112 | 0.6 mb A presentation of what lies at the heart of Pope Francis' pontificate, written by his friend and fellow Jesuit  Free Download Gill K. Goulding CJ, "Pope Francis and Mercy: A Dynamic Theological Hermeneutic" English | ISBN: 0268206449 | 2023 | 264 pages | EPUB | 957 KB
 Free Download Nancy Marie Brown, "The Abacus and the Cross: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages" English | 2010 | pages: 328 | ISBN: 0465009506, 0465031447 | EPUB | 4,1 mb The medieval Catholic Church, widely considered a source of intolerance and inquisitorial fervor, was not anti-science during the Dark Ages-in fact, the pope in the year 1000 was the leading mathematician and astronomer of his day. Called "The Scientist Pope,€ Gerbert of Aurillac rose from peasant beginnings to lead the church. By turns a teacher, traitor, kingmaker, and visionary, Gerbert is the first Christian known to teach math using the nine Arabic numerals and zero.In The Abacus and the Cross, Nancy Marie Brown skillfully explores the new learning Gerbert brought to Europe. A fascinating narrative of one remarkable math teacher, The Abacus and the Cross will captivate readers of history, science, and religion alike.  Free Download Robin Sowerby, "Alexander Pope: Selected Poetry and Prose" English | 1988 | pages: 314 | ISBN: 0415006651, 1138176818 | EPUB | 0,4 mb Alexander Pope's technical polish and intellectual poise appeal to the subtlest audience. This selection includes The Rape of the Lock, Eloisa to Abelard, and extracts from The Dunciad and the translation of Homer.  Free Download Hugh Costello, "Pope John Paul II" English | 2013 | ISBN: 0752493515 | EPUB | pages: 128 | 0.3 mb The world was stunned when little-known Karol Wojtyla became the first non-Italian pope for 450 years. As Pope John Paul II, he continued to surprise, directly confronting Communist regimes, flying hundreds of thousands of miles to meet the faithful, and building bridges with other faiths.John Paul II became a bête noire in the eyes of liberals for his staunch refusal to accept contraception or the ordination of women. But for others he was a Churchillian figure who took on the forces of godlessness and moral relativism. He gained a stature that left secular statesmen in his shadow.Love him or loathe him, few could deny that he was a man of rare courage. He survived two assassination attempts, fought off cancer and waged a very public battle with Parkinson's disease. Seven years after his death he continues to exert a hold over the Church and to inspire an almost cult-like devotion. |
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