White Eagle, Black Madonna : : One Thousand Years of the Polish Catholic Tradition / / Robert E. Alvis.
In 1944, the Nazis razed Warsaw's historic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. "They knew that the strength of the Polish nation was rooted in the Cross, Christ's Passion, the spirit of the Gospels, and the invincible Church," argued Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in a letter celebrati...
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| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Preface
- A Timeline of Poland's Political and Ecclesiastical History
- 1. Baptized into Christendom (966-1138)
- 2. Chaos and Consolidation (1138-1333)
- 3. Baptized into Power (1333-1506)
- 4. The Promise and the Peril of Liberty (1506-1648)
- 5. Deluge and Illusions (1648-1764)
- 6. Reform, Romance, and Revolution (1764-1848)
- 7. The Gospel and National Greatness (1848-1914)
- 8. From Captivity to Cataclysm (1914-1945)
- 9. From Stalinism to Solidarity (1945-1989)
- 10. From Triumph to Turmoil ( after 1989)
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index