The Church Speaks to the Modern World

<p>In <em>The Church Speaks to the Modern World</em> Etienne Gilson presented for the <em>first time</em> the basic encyclicals of Leo XIII arranged in the order expressly indicated by the Pope himself. Gilson's sparkling introduction provides the proper perspective for the encyclicals; his notes brilliantly clarify obscure points; his summaries provide an immediate grasp of each encyclical; and his study of the variant translations is invaluable. In short here is the definitive collection of the most important and far-reaching papal pronouncements of the modern age. </p>