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<p><b><br>A biography of Pope Francis that describes how this revolutionary thinker will use the power of his position to challenge and redirect one of the world's most formidable religions<br></b><br>An expansive and deeply contextual work, at its heart <i>The Great Reformer</i> is about the intersection of faith and politics--the tension between the pope's innovative vision for the Church and the obstacles he faces in an institution still strongly defined by its conservative past. Based on extensive interviews in Argentina and years of study of the Catholic Church, Ivereigh tells the story not only of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the remarkable man whose background and total commitment to the discernment of God's will transformed him into Pope Francis--but the story of why the Catholic Church chose him as their leader.<br>With the Francis Revolution just beginning, this biography will provide never-before-explained context on how one man's ambitious program began--and how it will likely end--through an investigation of Francis's youth growing up in Buenos Aires and the dramatic events during the Perón era that shaped his beliefs; his ongoing conflicts and disillusionment with the ensui

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Author

Austen Ivereigh, Clare Drysdale

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781627791588

Category

religious

Subjects

Memoir, Biography, Humanities

Rating

4.15 / 5 (259 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14