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Genre/Form: | Biography Biographies History |
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Named Person: | Ronald Reagan; John Paul, Pope; Ronald Reagan; John Paul, Pope; John Paul, Pope; Ronald Reagan |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul Kengor |
ISBN: | 1610171527 9781610171526 |
OCLC Number: | 1035513306 |
Description: | x, 643 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents: | Prologue: May 13, 1981 : Moscow Takes Its Shot -- Part 1: Warnings and Beginnings -- May 13, 1917 : An Echo -- October 26, 2017 : The Devils Take Over -- May 1920-June 1922 : A Birth in Poland and a Rebirth in the Midwest -- Part 2: Persecutions and Errors -- 1924-1939 : The "Satanic Scourge" of Communism -- 1939-1945 : Blood, Blood, Blood, and Again Blood -- 1945-1952 : The Iron Curtain Descends -- 1956-1963 : Crushing Hungary and Smearing Pius XII -- November 22, 1963 : Communism's Errors Reach Dallas -- Part 3: Wojtyla and Reagan Rising -- 1946-1959 : Battling Communists in Poland and Hollywood -- The 1960s : A Time for Choosing -- May 6, 1975 : The Dry Martyrdom of Cardinal Mindszenty -- Summer of 1976 : Two Freedom Fighters in America -- 1977-1978 : "We Win and They Lose" -- 1978-1979 : "Be Not Afraid" -- 1980-1981 : An Era of Renewal -- Part 4: Game Changers -- March 30, 1981 : A Bullet for a President -- March 29-30, 1981 : The Soviet Invasion That Wasn't -- ^May 13, 1981 : A (Soviet) Bullet for a Pope -- May-September 1981 : Commencement -- December 13, 1981 : Martial Law -- January-June 1982 : Face to Face in the Vatican -- July-December 1982 : Moscow Under Suspicion -- 1983 : Dealing with an "Evil Empire" -- March 25, 1984 : The Consecration of Russia -- May 1984 : Together Again -- October 19, 1984 : The Martyrdom of Father Jerzy Popieluszko -- March 1985 : A New Kind of Soviet Leader -- May 1985 : A President in Portugal -- May 1985 : "The Russians Did It" -- Part 5: Ending an Evil Empire -- November 1985-December 1987 : The President and the "Closet Christian" -- December 8, 1987 : An Immaculate Peace -- June-December 1987 : Reagan's Fátima Briefing -- May-June 1988 : Reagan's Mission to Moscow -- June 1988 : Ending the Soviet "War on Religion" -- 1989-1991 : The Collapse of the Evil Empire -- Part 6: Revelations and Goodbyes -- May 13, 2000 : The Third Secret of Fátima, Revealed -- June 5, 2004 : Ronald Reagan's Silent Goodbye -- ^April 2, 2005 : Divine Mercy for John Paul II -- Epilogue: June 27, 2011 : Kindred Spirits, Kindred Souls. |
Responsibility: | Paul Kengor. |
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"Kengor breaks new ground." - World magazine"This book superbly captures and perfectly portrays the profound depth of the bond between John Paul II and Ronald Reagan." - Washington Times"Dr. Kengor's book is extraordinary. . . . A historical tome that is not only detailed, informative, and educational, but also inspiring and encouraging." - The Imaginative Conservative Read more...
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A Conspiracy Theory
“A Pope and A President” is the story of the cooperation between Pope John Paul II and President Reagan in bringing down the Evil Empire....
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“A Pope and A President” is the story of the cooperation between Pope John Paul II and President Reagan in bringing down the Evil Empire. What makes this tome unique is the emphasis on the common belief held by these two victims of assassination attempts that they were saved for some specific work, particularly the defeat of Communism. Clearly the Pope believed that the Virgin Mary deflected the bullet so as to save his life. A theme of the book is that both the Pope and the President were very religious and that they may have shared an interest in the Secrets of Fatima and the Blessed Virgin. An intertwined story line is the investigation that purportedly concluded that the Soviet military intelligence was behind the attack on the Pope because of the threat he posed to Communist hegemony.
Author Paul Kenger has crafted an interesting book that opens a lot of questions concerning the last efforts of the Communists to hold on to power. I do find this to be in the nature of a conspiracy theory It is based on many inferences drawn from what records show, or do not show and speculation as to what the Pope and the President might have said during their private meetings. While I do not dispute its conclusions and story line, I remain skeptical of some of the details. The reader is inclined to believe that he has been admitted to the inner sanctums of the Reagan Administration but I am not confident how much is true and how much is the author’s spin on the available facts. That said it is a very entertaining and edifying read.
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