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The Pope and the Professor: Pius IX, Ignaz von Dollinger and the Quandry of the Modern Age. By Thomas Albert Howard. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017. 312 pp. $46.95 hardcover.

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notes – taking it all in as a whole requires patience. When in the epilogue Grasso has a source make reference to “a ‘ponderous volume’ of over 670 pages,” it… Click to show full abstract

notes – taking it all in as a whole requires patience. When in the epilogue Grasso has a source make reference to “a ‘ponderous volume’ of over 670 pages,” it feels like a bit of a wink to exhausted readers. Grasso is a subtle writer, and such echoes and rhymes woven through this book are rewarding and evocative (with Beadle and Kelso, for example, the book begins and ends with murderers). The book’s unwieldiness should not undermine its artistry and usefulness for readers—it is well worth the effort.

Keywords: von dollinger; pius ignaz; ignaz von; pope professor; professor pius; dollinger quandry

Journal Title: Church History
Year Published: 2019

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