Book Summary
"As March gave way to April in the spring of 2005 and the world kept vigil outside the apostolic palace in Rome, the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, then drawing to a poignant end, was already being described as one of the most consequential in two millennia of Christian history." With these words, world-renowned author and NBC Vatican analyst George Weigel begins his long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II. More than ten years in the making, The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul II-The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy tells the dramatic story of the Pope's battle with communism in light of new and recently disclosed information and brings to a close Weigel's landmark portrait of a man who not only left an indelible mark on the Catholic Church, but also changed the course of world history. When he was elected pope in the fall of 1978, few people had ever heard of the charismatic Karol Wojty
Book Details
| Book Name | The End And The Beginning: Pope John Paul II -- The Victory Of Freedom, The Last Years, The Legacy |
| Author | George Weigel |
| Publisher | The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group (09/2010) |
| ISBN | 9780385524797 |
| Pages | 608 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1168 |