Book description
Despite its many crises, especially in Western Europe, there are 1.3 billion Catholics in the world today. The Church remains a powerful but controversial institution.In Losing a Kingdom, Gaining the World, Ambrogio A. Caiani explores the epic history of the Roman Catholic Church. Throughout the early modern period, the Pope was a secular prince in central Italy. Catholicism was not merely a religion but also a political force to be reckoned with.After the French Revolution, the Church retreated into a fortress of unreason and denounced almost every aspect of modern life. The Pope proclaimed his infallibility; the cult of the Virgin Mary and her apparitions became articles of faith; the Vatican refused all accommodation with the modern state, until a disastrous series of concordats with fascist states in the 1930s.These dark days threatened the very existence of the Church. But as Catholicism lost its temporal power, it made significant spiritual strides and expanded across continents. Between 1700 and 1903, it lost a kingdom but gained the world.Ambitious and authoritative, this is an account of the Church's fraught encounter with modernity in all its forms: from liberalism, socialism and democracy, to science, literature and the rise of secular culture.
Skittle Mine
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Soiled Dove
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Sass Burst
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RedMouth
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Atlantic Rim
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Mercury Reborn
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Street Squirrel
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NexusNavigator
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StorySculptor
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QuantumQuill
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MeeP
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Fuzzy Rainbow
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Copilot
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White Dragon
This app's playback controls and features make it a breeze to customize my listening experience. Seamless audiobook integration β this app's design is remarkable. The statistics tracking feature is very useful. ListenBook helps me keep track of my listening time.
Campfire Mama
This app's playback controls and features make it a breeze to customize my listening experience. This app's convenience has made my downtime more rewarding and enriching.
Snow Hound
Looping playback of a single track helps me focus and absorb complex content. Listening stats feature keeps me on track with my audiobook goals. Love it!
Alias Stick
Audiobooks have made my morning routine something to look forward to. ListenBook Pro's noise reduction feature is a blessing for clear listening in noisy environments. Audiobooks at my fingertips β this app's functionality is a game-changer. The user-friendly interface and precise controls make listening to audiobooks an absolute delight.
Silver Rose
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience