Title The pope in Poland: the pilgrimages of John Paul II, 1979-1991 / James Ramon Felak

Published Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource Series Russian and East European studies Russian and East European studies. Contents 1. Catalyst: The 1979 Pilgrimage -- 2. Comforter: The 1983 Pilgrimage -- A gallery of images follows page 132 -- 3. critic: the 1987 pilgrimage -- 4. prophet: the 1991 Pilgrimage Summary "John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope in over 500 years, and the first Slavic pontiff in history. Shortly after his election to the papacy in 1978, he launched a series of visits to his native Poland, then in the midst of dramatic social changes that heralded the end of Communism. In this groundbreaking book, James Ramon Felak carefully examines the Pope's first four visits to his homeland in June of 1979, 1983, 1987, and 1991 in the late Communist and immediate post-Communist period. Careful analysis of speeches, press coverage, and documents from the Communist Party, government, and police show how the Pope and the Communist authorities engaged one another. Felak gives equal attention to John Paul's political and religious messages, highlighting how he astutely maneuvered between the rising hopes of the Polish people and the dangerous fears of a dying regime. The Pope in Poland recreates and explicates these dramatic visits that played a major role in the collapse of Communism in Poland as well as laid out a papal vision for Poland's post-Communist future"-- Provided by publisher Subject John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005 -- Travel -- Poland SUBJECT John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005 fast Subject Catholic Church -- Poland SUBJECT Catholic Church fast Subject Communism and Christianity -- Catholic Church. Travel Politics and government Communism and Christianity -- Catholic Church SUBJECT Poland -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001713 Poland -- Politics and government -- 1980-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104118 Subject Poland Form Electronic book ISBN 9780822987345 0822987341

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