John L. Allen, Jr.
JOHN L. ALLEN, JR. is the Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and a Vatican analyst for CNN and National Public Radio. He is the author of The Rise of Benedict XVI and All the Pope's Men: The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really Thinks. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Miami Herald, The Nation, and many other publications. His Internet column, "The Word from Rome," is considered by knowledgeable observers to be the best single source of insights on Vatican affairs in the English language.
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The Global War on Christians
Hardcover | 288 pages | Image | Religion - Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict; Religion - Christian Life - Social Issues; Religion - Christianity
978-0-7704-3735-0 (0-7704-3735-4)
October 1, 2013 | $28.00
Written by John L. Allen, Jr.
Hardcover | 288 pages | Image | Religion - Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict; Religion - Christian Life - Social Issues; Religion - Christianity
978-0-7704-3735-0 (0-7704-3735-4)
October 1, 2013 | $28.00
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The Global War on Christians
eBook | 288 pages | Image | Religion - Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict; Religion - Christian Life - Social Issues; Religion - Christianity
978-0-7704-3736-7 (0-7704-3736-2)
October 1, 2013 | $14.99
Written by John L. Allen, Jr.
eBook | 288 pages | Image | Religion - Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict; Religion - Christian Life - Social Issues; Religion - Christianity
978-0-7704-3736-7 (0-7704-3736-2)
October 1, 2013 | $14.99
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A People of Hope
Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-307-71850-1 (0-307-71850-6)
July 9, 2013 | $17.00
One of the world's most respected religion journalists profiles New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan, one of the country's—and possibly the world’s—most important Catholic leaders through lengthy exclusive interviews.
Unique among the current leadership of the Catholic Church, Archbishop Dolan shares his insightful perspective in this series of conversations on the present and...
Written by John L. Allen, Jr. and Timothy M. Dolan
Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-307-71850-1 (0-307-71850-6)
July 9, 2013 | $17.00
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One of the world's most respected religion journalists profiles New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan, one of the country's—and possibly the world’s—most important Catholic leaders through lengthy exclusive interviews.
Unique among the current leadership of the Catholic Church, Archbishop Dolan shares his insightful perspective in this series of conversations on the present and...
The Future Church
Trade Paperback | 480 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-385-52039-3 (0-385-52039-5)
January 24, 2012 | $19.00
One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed—and what the changes will mean for all of us.
What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the United States and...
Written by John L. Allen, Jr.
Trade Paperback | 480 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-385-52039-3 (0-385-52039-5)
January 24, 2012 | $19.00
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One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed—and what the changes will mean for all of us.
What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the United States and...
A People of Hope
Hardcover | 256 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-307-71849-5 (0-307-71849-2)
November 1, 2011 | $28.95
One of the world's most respected religion journalists profiles New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan, one of the country's—and possibly the world’s—most important Catholic leaders through lengthy exclusive interviews.
Unique among the current leadership of the Catholic Church, Archbishop Dolan shares his insightful perspective in this series of conversations on the present and...
Written by John L. Allen, Jr.
Hardcover | 256 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-307-71849-5 (0-307-71849-2)
November 1, 2011 | $28.95
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One of the world's most respected religion journalists profiles New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan, one of the country's—and possibly the world’s—most important Catholic leaders through lengthy exclusive interviews.
Unique among the current leadership of the Catholic Church, Archbishop Dolan shares his insightful perspective in this series of conversations on the present and...
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A People of Hope
eBook | 256 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-307-71851-8 (0-307-71851-4)
November 1, 2011 | $14.99
One of the world's most respected religion journalists profiles New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan, one of the country's—and possibly the world’s—most important Catholic leaders through lengthy exclusive interviews.
Unique among the current leadership of the Catholic Church, Archbishop Dolan shares his insightful perspective in this series of conversations on the present and...
Written by John L. Allen, Jr. and Timothy M. Dolan
eBook | 256 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-307-71851-8 (0-307-71851-4)
November 1, 2011 | $14.99
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One of the world's most respected religion journalists profiles New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan, one of the country's—and possibly the world’s—most important Catholic leaders through lengthy exclusive interviews.
Unique among the current leadership of the Catholic Church, Archbishop Dolan shares his insightful perspective in this series of conversations on the present and...
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The Future Church
Hardcover | 480 pages | Doubleday Religion | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-385-52038-6 (0-385-52038-7)
November 10, 2009 | $35.00
One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed—and what the changes will mean for all of us.
What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the United States and...
Written by John L. Allen, Jr.
Hardcover | 480 pages | Doubleday Religion | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-385-52038-6 (0-385-52038-7)
November 10, 2009 | $35.00
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One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed—and what the changes will mean for all of us.
What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the United States and...
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
The Future Church
eBook | 480 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-385-52953-2 (0-385-52953-8)
November 10, 2009 | $13.99
One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed—and what the changes will mean for all of us.
What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the United States and...
Written by John L. Allen, Jr.
eBook | 480 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-385-52953-2 (0-385-52953-8)
November 10, 2009 | $13.99
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One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed—and what the changes will mean for all of us.
What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the United States and...
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hardcover and a
trade paperback.
All the Pope's Men
eBook | 400 pages | Image | Religion - Church History; Religion - Catholicism; Social Science
978-0-307-42349-8 (0-307-42349-2)
December 18, 2007 | $13.99
A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.
The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing cultural gap between the English-speaking Catholic world and...
Written by John L. Allen, Jr.
eBook | 400 pages | Image | Religion - Church History; Religion - Catholicism; Social Science
978-0-307-42349-8 (0-307-42349-2)
December 18, 2007 | $13.99
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A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.
The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing cultural gap between the English-speaking Catholic world and...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Rise of Benedict XVI
eBook | 272 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism; History; Biography & Autobiography - Religious
978-0-307-42410-5 (0-307-42410-3)
December 18, 2007 | $12.99
From the author of Conclave and All the Pope’s Men comes the story of Pope John Paul II’s last days, the behind-the-scenes dynamics within the College of Cardinals that led to the choice of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI.
On April 18, 2005, the College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic...
Written by John L. Allen, Jr.
eBook | 272 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism; History; Biography & Autobiography - Religious
978-0-307-42410-5 (0-307-42410-3)
December 18, 2007 | $12.99
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From the author of Conclave and All the Pope’s Men comes the story of Pope John Paul II’s last days, the behind-the-scenes dynamics within the College of Cardinals that led to the choice of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI.
On April 18, 2005, the College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic...
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Opus Dei
Trade Paperback | 432 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-385-51450-7 (0-385-51450-6)
June 19, 2007 | $26.95
The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church.
Opus Dei (literally “the work of God”) is an international association of Catholics often...
Written by John L. Allen, Jr.
Trade Paperback | 432 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-385-51450-7 (0-385-51450-6)
June 19, 2007 | $26.95
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The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church.
Opus Dei (literally “the work of God”) is an international association of Catholics often...
Also available as an
eBook.
All the Pope's Men
Trade Paperback | 400 pages | Image | Religion - Church History; Religion - Catholicism; Social Science
978-0-385-50967-1 (0-385-50967-7)
October 17, 2006 | $21.00
A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.
The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing cultural gap between the English-speaking Catholic world and...
Written by John L. Allen, Jr.
Trade Paperback | 400 pages | Image | Religion - Church History; Religion - Catholicism; Social Science
978-0-385-50967-1 (0-385-50967-7)
October 17, 2006 | $21.00
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A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.
The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing cultural gap between the English-speaking Catholic world and...
Also available as an
eBook.
The Rise of Benedict XVI
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism; History; Biography & Autobiography - Religious
978-0-385-51321-0 (0-385-51321-6)
October 17, 2006 | $16.95
“Commendable and balanced . . . With crisp writing and an amazing attention to detail, Allen brings readers inside the papal jockeying, covering the days of mourning and the conclave.” —The Los Angeles Times
“A welcome contribution to understanding the new pontificate . . . The Rise of Benedict XVI is a...
Written by John L. Allen, Jr.
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism; History; Biography & Autobiography - Religious
978-0-385-51321-0 (0-385-51321-6)
October 17, 2006 | $16.95
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“Commendable and balanced . . . With crisp writing and an amazing attention to detail, Allen brings readers inside the papal jockeying, covering the days of mourning and the conclave.” —The Los Angeles Times
“A welcome contribution to understanding the new pontificate . . . The Rise of Benedict XVI is a...
Also available as an
eBook.
Opus Dei
eBook | 320 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-385-51687-7 (0-385-51687-8)
November 1, 2005 | $20.99
The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church.
Opus Dei (literally “the work of God”) is an international association of Catholics often...
Written by John L. Allen, Jr.
eBook | 320 pages | Image | Religion - Catholicism
978-0-385-51687-7 (0-385-51687-8)
November 1, 2005 | $20.99
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The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church.
Opus Dei (literally “the work of God”) is an international association of Catholics often...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
