{"product_id":"padre-pio-miracles-and-politics-in-a-secular-age-paperback","title":"Padre Pio: Miracles and Politics in a Secular Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSergio Luzzatto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrederika Randall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrederika Randall\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first historical appraisal of the astonishing life and times of a controversial twentieth-century saint\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePadre Pio is one of the world's most beloved holy figures, more popular in Italy than the Virgin Mary and even Jesus. His tomb is the most visited Catholic shrine anywhere, drawing more devotees than Lourdes. His miraculous feats included the ability to fly and to be present in two places at once; an apparition of Padre Pio in midair prevented Allied warplanes from dropping bombs on his hometown. Most notable of all were his stigmata, which provoke heated controversy to this day. Were they truly God-given? A psychosomatic response to extreme devotion? Or, perhaps, the self-inflicted wounds of a charlatan? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow acclaimed historian Sergio Luzzatto offers a pioneering investigation of this remarkable man and his followers. Neither a worshipful hagiography nor a sensationalist expos , \u003ci\u003ePadre Pio\u003c\/i\u003e is a nuanced examination of the persistence of mysticism in contemporary society and a striking analysis of the links between Catholicism and twentieth-century politics. Granted unprecedented access to the Vatican archives, Luzzatto has also unearthed a letter from Padre Pio himself in which the monk asks for a secret delivery of carbolic acid-a discovery which helps explain why two successive popes regarded Padre Pio as a fraud, until pressure from Pio-worshipping pilgrims forced the Vatican to change its views. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA profoundly original tale of wounds and wonder, salvation and swindle, \u003ci\u003ePadre Pio\u003c\/i\u003e explores what it really means to be a saint in our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePadre Pio \u003c\/i\u003eis the winner of the 2011 Cundill Prize in History\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergio Luzzatto \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of numerous books on French and Italian history, including \u003ci\u003eThe Body of Il Duce: Mussolini's Corpse and the Fortunes of Italy\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor of modern history at the University of Turin, Italy, and a regular contributor to the leading Italian daily \u003ci\u003eIl Sole 24 Ore\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cundill Prize (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775884755232,"sku":"9780312611668","price":30.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ccf75703e59e3388be95e0d799899268.webp?v=1780468440","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/padre-pio-miracles-and-politics-in-a-secular-age-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}