{"product_id":"vatican-i-the-council-and-the-making-of-the-ultramontane-church-9780674241404","title":"Vatican I: The Council and the Making of the Ultramontane Church","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1869, some seven hundred Catholic bishops traveled to Rome to participate in the first church-wide council in three hundred years. The French Revolution had shaken the foundations of the church. Pope Pius IX was determined to set things right through a declaration by the council that the pope was infallible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn W. O'Malley brings to life the bitter, schism-threatening conflicts that erupted at Vatican I. The pope's zeal in pressing for infallibility raised questions about the legitimacy of the council, at the same time as Italian forces under Garibaldi seized the Papal States and were threatening to take control of Rome itself. Gladstone and Bismarck entered the fray. As its temporal dominion shrank, the Catholic Church became more pope-centered than ever before, with lasting consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"O'Malley's account of the debate over infallibility is masterful.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" O'Malley] excels in describing the ways in which the council initiated deep changes that still affect the everyday lives of Catholics.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An eminent scholar of modern Catholicism...O'Malley...invit es] us to see Catholicism's recent history as profoundly shaped by and against the imposing legacy of Pius IX.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gripping...O'Malley continues to engage us with a past that remains vitally present.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The worldwide dean of church historians has completed his trinity of works on church councils... A] masterclass in church history...telling us as much about the church now as then.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO'Malley, John W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - John W. O'Malley is University Professor in the Department of Theology at Georgetown University and the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eFour Cultures of the West\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVatican I\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat Happened at Vatican II\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe First Jesuits\u003c\/i\u003e (all from Harvard); \u003ci\u003eThe First Jesuits\u003c\/i\u003e has been translated into twelve languages. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the American Philosophical Society, and a recipient of the Harvard Centennial Medal as well as Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Society for Italian Historical Studies, the Renaissance Society of America, and the American Catholic Historical Association. O'Malley is a member of the Society of Jesus and a Roman Catholic priest.","brand":"Belknap Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692793991442,"sku":"9780674241404","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_332da74b-8baa-4367-a25c-cbdf6264bb88.jpg?v=1734134114","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/vatican-i-the-council-and-the-making-of-the-ultramontane-church-9780674241404","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}