Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis
John T McGreevy
WW Norton & Co, £22.99, 528 pages
The global history of Catholicism in the 234 years since the cataclysm of the French Revolution is a big subject and this is a big book, taking in the Catholic Church’s development and influence over a period of more than two centuries. The book traces the journey from 1789 to the present day and explores how it has charted a course through the challenges posed by modernity, colonialism, post-colonialism and issues of social justice. John T McGreevy uses a thematic approach to provide a coherent and structured narrative.
