{"product_id":"good-pope-pb-9780062089410","title":"Good Pope PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"John XXIII was, in the best possible sense, a revolutionary--a Pope of modernization who kept in continuity with the church's past, yet made even the most enlightened of his 20th century predecessors seem like voices of another age.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The story of Good Pope John is always worth telling....Greg Tobin tells it very well. As we wait for better days, this story will help to keep hope alive.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Thomas Groome, Professor of Theology and Religious Education at Boston College, author of \u003cem\u003eWill There Be Faith \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in the 50th anniversary year of the historic Vatican Council II, \u003cem\u003eThe Good Pope\u003c\/em\u003e by Greg Tobin is the first major biography of Pope John XXIII, a universally beloved religious leader who ushered in an era of hope and openness in the Catholic Church--and whose reforms, had they been accepted, would have enabled the church to avoid many of the major crises it faces today. Available prior to John XXIII's likely canonization, Tobin's \u003cem\u003eThe Good Pope\u003c\/em\u003e is timely and important, offering a fascinating look at the legacy of Vatican Council II, an insightful investigation into the history of the Catholic Church, and a celebration of one of its true heroes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTobin, Greg:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eGreg Tobin is publishing director of A.A. World Services. He is the author of multiple titles including \u003cem\u003eSaints and Sinners\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHoly Father\u003c\/em\u003e (a biography of Pope Benedict XVI) and was featured widely in national and international media. He lives in West Orange, New Jersey, with his wife and sons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459903262994,"sku":"9780062089410","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f37914a6-dfa3-4b25-9c25-edf6eee7bb6f.jpg?v=1730013435","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/good-pope-pb-9780062089410","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}