Opus Dei: An Investigation into the Powerful, Secretive Society within the Catholic Church - Couverture souple

Walsh, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060750685 ISBN 13 : 9780060750688

Editeur : HarperOne, 2004

Synopsis

An Inside Look at the Secretive Catholic Organization Made Famous by The Da Vinci Code

Is Opus Dei a spiritual institute dedicated to preserving Catholic orthodoxy in the face of modernist assault? Or is it an independent society, a "church within the Church," promoting its own allegiances and preserving an antiquated set of spiritual and penitential practices?

This small organization wields enormous power within the Catholic Church. Due to its status as a "personal prelature" of the pope, it operates independently of local Church authority. The influence of Opus Dei has only grown since this book first appeared.

• Opus Dei's founder, St. Josemaría Escrivá, was beatified and canonized over the vehement objections of many in the Catholic Church.
• Powerful members of the Vatican hierarchy, including the pope's own spokesman, are members.
• The bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code has made millions aware of Opus Dei.

This classic investigation is needed now more than ever. It tells the real story of this mysterious organization -- a probing but balanced examination of the organization, its charismatic founder, its practices, and its effect upon the Catholic Church at large.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Walsh is the author of The Triumph of the Meek and editor of Butler's Lives of the Patron Saints.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

An Inside Look at the Secretive Catholic Organization Made Famous by The Da Vinci Code

Is Opus Dei a spiritual institute dedicated to preserving Catholic orthodoxy in the face of modernist assault? Or is it an independent society, a "church within the Church," promoting its own allegiances and preserving an antiquated set of spiritual and penitential practices?

This small organization wields enormous power within the Catholic Church. Due to its status as a "personal prelature" of the pope, it operates independently of local Church authority. The influence of Opus Dei has only grown since this book first appeared.

• Opus Dei's founder, St. Josemaría Escrivá, was beatified and canonized over the vehement objections of many in the Catholic Church.
• Powerful members of the Vatican hierarchy, including the pope's own spokesman, are members.
• The bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code has made millions aware of Opus Dei.

This classic investigation is needed now more than ever. It tells the real story of this mysterious organization -- a probing but balanced examination of the organization, its charismatic founder, its practices, and its effect upon the Catholic Church at large.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperOne
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060750685
• ISBN 13: 9780060750688
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
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