the council and the making of the Ultramontane Church
- O'Malley, John W.
- The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Cambridge (MSS), 2018
The enduring influence of the Catholic Church has many sources—its spiritual and intellectual appeal, missionary achievements, wealth, diplomatic effectiveness, and stable hierarchy. But in the first half of the nineteenth century, the foundations upon which the church had rested for centuries were shaken. In ...