Description
This book is a "You Are There" approach to a portion of the Second World War, specifically the decisive years of 1942-1943. While referencing the events which are part of well-recorded history, Fr. Rutler gives a monthly commentary on them, drawn from letters, newspapers, and journals. This information might well have been lost, especially as most of these documents are rare and, having been printed on rationed paper, are deteriorating.
Besides the concern for generally unknown details of people and events, the book presses the theme that "the Second World War can rightly be understood and probably only fully appreciated as a holy war fought for multiple and mixed motives, but in its deepest meaning as a campaign against evil by defenders, consciously or obliviously, of the good." While its principle focus is on the way the Catholic Church confronted enemies of humanity, a wide variety of institutions and colorful characters find a place.
Of particular interest, and perhaps something of a revelation, are insights into the personalities who played their parts in this titanic spiritual combat: saints and sinners, the famous as well as those who are forgotten today and who were little known even then. A message to be learned is that human nature never changes, and that the test of character in the struggles of the world's greatest war is a litmus for how we should and should not behave in the challenges of our own generation.
About the Author
George William Rutler is a Catholic priest and pastor of the Church of Our Saviour in the heart of Manhattan. He is the author of numerous books and is a regular contributor to scholarly journals. For more than 25 years his programs have been broadcast worldwide on EWTN. A graduate of Dartmouth, he also holds degrees from Johns Hopkins, Rome, and Oxford.
Book Information
ISBN 9781587316623
Author George William Rutler
Format Hardback
Page Count 184
Imprint St Augustine's Press
Publisher St Augustine's Press
Weight(grams) 412g
Dimensions(mm) 243mm * 160mm * 18mm
Besides the concern for generally unknown details of people and events, the book presses the theme that "the Second World War can rightly be understood and probably only fully appreciated as a holy war fought for multiple and mixed motives, but in its deepest meaning as a campaign against evil by defenders, consciously or obliviously, of the good." While its principle focus is on the way the Catholic Church confronted enemies of humanity, a wide variety of institutions and colorful characters find a place.
Of particular interest, and perhaps something of a revelation, are insights into the personalities who played their parts in this titanic spiritual combat: saints and sinners, the famous as well as those who are forgotten today and who were little known even then. A message to be learned is that human nature never changes, and that the test of character in the struggles of the world's greatest war is a litmus for how we should and should not behave in the challenges of our own generation.
About the Author
George William Rutler is a Catholic priest and pastor of the Church of Our Saviour in the heart of Manhattan. He is the author of numerous books and is a regular contributor to scholarly journals. For more than 25 years his programs have been broadcast worldwide on EWTN. A graduate of Dartmouth, he also holds degrees from Johns Hopkins, Rome, and Oxford.
Book Information
ISBN 9781587316623
Author George William Rutler
Format Hardback
Page Count 184
Imprint St Augustine's Press
Publisher St Augustine's Press
Weight(grams) 412g
Dimensions(mm) 243mm * 160mm * 18mm
