Rome in Australia: the Papacy and Conflict in the Australian Catholic Missions, 1834-1884 (set 2 Volumes) The Papacy and Conflict in the Australian Catholic Missions, 1834-1884 (set 2 Volumes) |
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| Author:
| Dowd, Christopher |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-16529-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $329.95 |
Book Description:
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Based on extensive archival research, this study shows how, in the age of ultramontanism, nineteenth-century Australian Catholicism was shaped by successive Roman interventions in local conflicts, sometimes ill-informed and harsh but tending towards a judicious balance of forces.
Based on extensive archival research, this study shows how, in the age of ultramontanism, nineteenth-century Australian Catholicism was shaped by successive Roman interventions in local conflicts, sometimes ill-informed and harsh but tending towards a judicious balance of forces.