The Pope and the Professor: Pius IX, Ignaz Von Dollinger, and the Quandary of the Modern Age

by Thomas Albert Howard

Book Overview

The Pope and the Professor tells the captivating story of the German Catholic theologian and historian Ignaz von Dollinger (1799-1890), who fiercely opposed the teaching of Papal Infallibility at the time of the First Vatican Council (1869-70), convened by Pope Pius IX (r. 1846-1878), among the most controversial popes in the history of the papacy. Dollinger's thought, his opposition to the Council, his high-profile excommunication in 1871, and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198809921
• ISBN13: 9780198809920
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"