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Witness to Hope

The Biography of Pope John Paul II

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Witness to Hope

By: George Weigel
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“Fascinating...sheds light on the history of the 20th century for everyone.” (New York Times Book Review)

Now, with an updated preface, the latest edition of the definitive biography of Pope John Paul II that explores how influential he was on the world stage and in some of the most historic events of the twentieth century that can still be felt today.

Witness to Hope is the authoritative biography of one of the singular figures - some might argue the singular figure - of our time. With unprecedented cooperation from John Paul II and the people who knew and worked with him throughout his life, George Weigel offers a groundbreaking portrait of the Pope as a man, a thinker, and a leader whose religious convictions defined a new approach to world politics - and changed the course of history. As even his critics concede, John Paul II occupied a unique place on the world stage and put down intellectual markers that no one could ignore or avoid as humanity entered a new millennium fraught with possibility and danger.

The Pope was a man of prodigious energy who played a crucial, yet insufficiently explored, role in some of the most momentous events of our time, including the collapse of European communism, the quest for peace in the Middle East, and the democratic transformation of Latin America. With an updated preface, this edition of Witness to Hope explains how this “man from a far country” did all of that, and much more - and what both his accomplishments and the unfinished business of his pontificate mean for the future of the Church and the world.

©2009 George Weigel (P)2019 HarperAudio
Catholicism Christian Living Christianity Church & Church Leadership History Ministry & Evangelism Religious Pope Biography Socialism Middle ages Imperialism Soviet Union Latin America War Middle east
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Excellent, thoughtful overview of the life of Pope John Paul . The tremendous impact this man had on our world is outlined beautifully in Witness to Hope.

Witness to Hope

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I enjoyed the part of the book that goes into history of his years growing up and how he entered the priesthood.

Highly recommend

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Thank you Mr Weigel. Your book is a true gift. Catholics today have a lot to learn from Pope John Paul II, and your book is a great place to start. God bless you.

JPII!

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The presentation was very compelling and captivating. The material was engaging and well organized. The historical perspective was clear and well presented.

Witness to Hope

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Great Insight to the life of Saint John Paul II, who is such a great example to us all of courage, integrity, ecumenism and compassion.

Great Insight

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Where to begin on this amazing man’s incredible life’s story. To put it simply God always comes first and will guide us through any and all troubles. Everything is possible with God.

Incredible

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inspiring store about a great force for good in our world thank you for this read it is a great book

Great story

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A fascinating true story of one of our great modern saints, JP2, whose life truly changed the world for the better. Well written and well read!
Would like to listen to the full unabridged version sometime.

Be not afraid!

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St. John Paul II is arguably one of the greatest saints of all history. George Weigel does a superb job in presenting the life and impact of John Paul II in the history of the Church and the history of humanity. A must read!

Excellent book!

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I truly love John Paul ll are so probably a little bit biased, but I really did enjoy this book. The story was good, and the performance was as well.

Great book

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