The Liminal Papacy of Pope Francis

"In a single, concise, and digestible volume, Massimo Faggioli pulls off a minor miracle: a wide-angled, authoritative interpretation of the epochal shift of the Francis pontificate even while it is still in full flow. He shows Francis boldly grasping that history's turning wheels demand a new Christian inculturation, one that requires not just reform but a renewal of mindset, culture, and custom. A masterful interpretation of a pivotal papacy." --Austen Ivereigh, author, Wounded Shepherd: Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church"No one in the United States has a firmer grasp of the global reality of the church today and of the dynamics of Pope Francis's pontificate than Massimo Faggioli. In this book, he puts that expertise to work with great originality and with stunning results." --John O'Malley, Georgetown University"A work of great utility that situates the pontificate within the contemporary historical horizon characterized by the crisis of globalization. Mas