{"product_id":"liberal-revolution-bianchi","title":"A Liberal Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile the Second Vatican Council has generated a large scholarly corpus, \u003cem\u003eA Liberal Revolution \u003c\/em\u003eis the first history to be written of a diocese in the years immediately following it. Using the important see of Baltimore as a case study, and drawing exclusively on primary sources such as newspaper accounts and archival materials, Hanael Bianchi reconstructs how the Council was implemented and experienced on the local level. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe claim that the Church “embraced the modern world” after Vatican II is well known; this book sharpens it by focusing specifically on \u003cem\u003eliberalism \u003c\/em\u003eas the framework through which implementation took place. The study begins by tracing the dismantling of inherited traditions, then turns to the rise of individualism within Catholic life and governance, before arriving at its most original contribution: an analysis of the emergence of a dense church bureaucracy that embodied and enforced a liberal worldview. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the story told in these pages is a tragedy, \u003cem\u003eA Liberal Revolution \u003c\/em\u003eis no polemic; rather, it is a work of historical analysis grounded in years of research. It will not only contribute to the scholarly understanding of Vatican II and its aftermath but also offer guidance to Catholics seeking a path toward genuine renewal, grounded in a thorough and accurate assessment of what actually happened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR THIS BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A richly detailed account of how Vatican II played out, concretely, in a single—and significant—archdiocese. An impressive piece of scholarship, beautifully written, very compelling, and highly recommended.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Stephen Bullivant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e“The importance and necessity of this book cannot be overstated. Bianchi reveals the destructive effects of the late 1960s mindset at the parochial level.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Barry Spurr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e“A deeply researched account of how the soaring hopes of Vatican II collided with the lived reality on the ground. With historical precision and narrative force, it shows how reforms reshaped Catholic life in unexpectedly negative ways, with consequences that still reverberate through the Church today.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Anne Hendershott\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Os Justi Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42975855280226,"sku":null,"price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":42975855312994,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ebook","offer_id":42975855345762,"sku":null,"price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/1353\/5842\/files\/aliberalrevolution.jpg?v=1780146227","url":"https:\/\/osjustipress.com\/products\/liberal-revolution-bianchi","provider":"Os Justi Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}