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Massimo Faggioli is professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University in Philadelphia.
He has written extensively on modern Church history: on Vatican II, on the new Catholic movements, on the papacy, and on the abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. He has a column in "La Croix International" and in "Commonweal".
His books and essays have translated in more than ten languages. ...more

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	Vatican II: The Battle for Meaning 3.92 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joe Biden and Catholicism in the United States 4.09 avg rating — 69 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	John XXIII: The Medicine of Mercy 4.11 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	True Reform: Liturgy and Ecclesiology in Sacrosanctum Concilium (Pueblo Books) 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Liminal Papacy of Pope Francis: Moving Toward Global Catholicity 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Catholicism and Citizenship: Political Cultures of the Church in the Twenty-First Century 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rising Laity: Ecclesial Movements since Vatican II 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pope Francis: Tradition in Transition 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sorting Out Catholicism: A Brief History of the New Ecclesial Movements by Massimo Faggioli (Goodreads Author), Demetrio S. Yocum (Translator) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Church in a Change of Era: How the Franciscan Reforms are Changing the Catholic Church 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kaos (Intersezioni) (Italian Edition)

by Massimo Cacciari

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Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

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