| Against the Tide: The Radical Leadership of Pope Francis Contributor(s): Allen, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 076482516X ISBN-13: 9780764825163 Publisher: Liguori Publications OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - General - Religion | Christianity - Catholic |
| Dewey: 282.092 |
| LCCN: 2014005154 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 4.3" W x 6.9" (0.15 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pope Francis has fascinated the world with his humility, his compassion, and his radical vision for the Church. He has welcomed the homeless into the Vatican, embraced people with diseases, and shaken a complacent hierarchy. Shepherds, he said, should acquire the smell of the sheep. In short, as he has urged young people to do, he swims against the tide. John L. Allen, Jr., who has covered the Vatican for CNN, the National Catholic Reporter, and the Boston Globe, has been in the forefront of covering Pope Francis and understanding his mission. In Against the Tide, Allen reveals a pope who has fixed his sight on reform, on accountability and on the Church's Social Gospel. Allen shows how the pope's actions reach out to those who are disinterested, disenfranchised and lost -- and how his leadership, while beginning a new era, has roots that stretch back 2000 years. |
Contributor Bio(s): Allen, John: - John L. Allen, Jr. established the Rome office of the National Catholic Reporter in 2000 and continues to break the leading stories of the Vatican. Currently, Allen is an associate editor at The Boston Globe covering up-to-date Catholic news. Additionally, Allen is the senior Vatican analyst for CNN and author of several bestselling books including 10 Things Pope Francis Wants You to Know. |