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Available
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Publication
New York : Cliff Street Books, 2001.
Physical description
xviii, 1016 p.; 23 cm
User reviews
LibraryThing member temsmail
This book sounds almost evangelical in its presentation of the Gospel. If one did not know how devout a Maryologist JPII was, you would not see it in this book. JPII set out to be a unifier of Christians, and so wrote in a popular vein that is highly attractive to non-Roman Catholics. Some of the
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details of his life are glossed over and slight misdirections are presented as facts. Still, an excellent work. Show Less
LibraryThing member Braingasm
Weigel is a biased and dishonest writer. The entire book contains no reference to the Society of St Pius X, Lefebvre, or the motu proprio Ecclesia Dei adflicta. This shows either appalling judgment as to important issues, or deliberate misrepresentation.
LibraryThing member Scarchin
An incredible story about one of the most important people of the last century. 3 stars because I felt that it got a little repetitive near the end and came a little close to hagiographic.
Also - I found the audiobook version quite engaging and easy to follow. I think that reading it would have been
Also - I found the audiobook version quite engaging and easy to follow. I think that reading it would have been
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a challenge. Show Less
LibraryThing member judithrs
Witness to Hope; the Biography of John Paul II. George Weigel. 1999. I have never finished a book and wanted to start re-reading it, but this is what happened when I finished this book! I started reading it last spring when I watched a biographical movie on John Paul on EWTN. The fact that I read a
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few chapters and then stopped for a month of so has nothing to do with the subject or the author. It was just me. The book was over 900 pages and needed an occasional break. Weigel is a wonderful writer and the Lord knows, John Paul II is an awesome subject! And it is so much more than the life story of John Paul, II. It is a history of our modern world since the beginning of WWI, and it is so readable! My biggest regret is that my non-Catholic friends who like to read history won’t read this because the will think it just about a pope. Instead of starting to re-read it, I ordered the sequel, The End and the Beginning! Show Less
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