{"product_id":"a-liberal-revolution-hanael-bianchi-9781965303948","title":"A Liberal Revolution: The Implementation of Vatican II in the Archdiocese of Baltimore","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough the Second Vatican Council has generated a large scholarly corpus, \u003cem\u003eA Liberal Revolution \u003c\/em\u003eis the first history to be written of a diocese in the years immediately following it. Using the important see of Baltimore as a case study, and drawing exclusively on primary sources such as newspaper accounts and archival materials, Hanael Bianchi reconstructs how the Council was implemented and experienced on the local level. The claim that the Church \"embraced the modern world\" after Vatican II is well known; this book sharpens it by focusing specifically on \u003cem\u003eliberalism\u003c\/em\u003e as the framework through which implementation took place. The study begins by tracing the dismantling of inherited traditions, then turns to the rise of individualism within Catholic life and governance, before arriving at its most original contribution: an analysis of the emergence of a dense church bureaucracy that embodied and enforced a liberal worldview. Although the story told in these pages is a tragedy, \u003cem\u003eA Liberal Revolution \u003c\/em\u003eis no polemic; rather, it is a work of historical analysis grounded in years of research. It will not only contribute to the scholarly understanding of Vatican II and its aftermath but also offer guidance to Catholics seeking a path toward genuine renewal, grounded in a thorough and accurate assessment of what actually happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanael Bianchi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1965303943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965303948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OS Justi Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Hanael Bianchi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742221611263,"sku":"9781965303948","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_71ba168b-18f5-4ef8-b050-8d47ce9d935f.jpg?v=1782444073","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-liberal-revolution-hanael-bianchi-9781965303948","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}