How Long to Read Soldier of Christ

How Long Does it Take to Read Soldier of Christ?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 24 minutes to read Soldier of Christ by Robert A. Ventresca

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

“This well-crafted biography” presents “a balanced, but not uncritical, examination of the life of a controversial pope” (Library Journal). Debates over the legacy of Pope Pius XII are so heated they are known as the “Pius wars.” Soldier of Christ focuses instead on Eugenio Pacelli, the flawed yet gifted man himself. While offering insight into the pope’s response to Nazism, Robert A. Ventresca argues that it was the Cold War and Pius XII’s manner of engaging with the modern world that defined his pontificate. Ventresca begins with the story of Pacelli’s Roman upbringing, his intellectual formation in Rome’s seminaries, and his interwar experience as papal diplomat and Vatican secretary of state. Accused of moral equivocation during the Holocaust, Pius XII later fought the spread of Communism, spoke against the persecution of Catholics, and tackled a range of social and political issues. By appointing the first indigenous cardinals from China and India and expanding missions in Africa, he internationalized the church’s membership and moved Catholicism beyond the colonial mentality of previous eras. Drawing from a diversity of international sources, including unexplored documentation from the Vatican, Ventresca reveals a paradoxical figure: a prophetic reformer of limited vision whose leadership both stimulated the emergence of a global Catholicism and sowed doubt and dissension among some of the church’s most faithful servants.

How long is Soldier of Christ?

Soldier of Christ by Robert A. Ventresca is 495 pages long, and a total of 126,225 words.

This makes it 167% the length of the average book. It also has 154% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Soldier of Christ Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 29 minutes to read Soldier of Christ aloud.

What Reading Level is Soldier of Christ?

Soldier of Christ is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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