This study is a comprehensive history of the papacy, the oldest elective office in the world, and how it has managed over the centuries the most complex voluntary association of faith. The book argues that in fact through most of its existence, the papacy has adapted managerial models of the secular world and applied them to the Catholic Church. Since its emergence from the Jewish synagogues to a persecuted minority in the Roman Empire to becoming the established religion of the West, the Church and the papacy engaged the world on its own terms. It is only after the Council of Trent did the Church become somewhat more divorced and estranged from the environment around it. This book focused on those changes and on the great popes across the centuries who reformed and altered Catholicism. Special attention is directed to Gregory I, Innocent I, Innocent III, Pius IX, Leo XIII, Pius XI, Pius XII, John XXVII, Paul VI, and John Paul II. The conclusion is that the persistence of the Catholic Church for so many centuries was due to its ability to preserve the faith, but re-establish its forms and managerial class.

Faith and Leadership: The Papacy and the Roman Catholic Church

History

Riccards, MIchael P.

World

Lexington Books

In the first major, in-depth study since World War II, Michael P. Riccards provides a narrative history of the U.S. presidency, showing how the chief executives and their personalities shaped national events. Riccards provides coverage of each administration from TR to George W., with extended treatment of the more important presidents. Though there is some biographical material about each chief executive, the focus is on the issues, policies, legislative achievements and foreign policy decisions for each administration. Riccards freely offers his assessments of where each president's strengths and weaknesses were, and where they triumphed and failed during their terms in office.

The Ferocious Engine of Democracy, Updated: From Theodore Roosevelt through George W. Bush

Americas

Cooper Square Press

This volume traces the development of the College Board as an organization and its varying attempts to adapt to the changing demands of society. The first major study of the history of the organization done in a half century, this book traces the College Board (the College Entrance Examination Board) from its origins as a set of admissions essays endorsed by some college presidents and headmasters in the east.

The College Board and American Higher Education

Education & Teaching

Higher & Continuing Education

UNKNO

An intimate and political historical account of the Popes and the dealings of the Catholic Church during a shaky time in the Church's history. Between 1500 and 1800 the Church was dealing with the Protestant Reformation, internal reform, the Enlightenment, and governmental attacks on its power.

The Papacy and the End of Christendom: The Leadership Crises in the Church from 1500 to 1800

Global Scholarly Publications

What makes a great president? Certainly leadership, accomplishments, crisis management, political skill, character, and integrity are part of the equation, but the great presidents have something more. They not only govern well, but are part of something lasting; their presidencies influence the thoughts and beliefs of generations. These powerful men are not flawless leaders, they have made mistakes and miscalculations, but in the end their decisions have changed the nation and often the world. In Destiny’s Consul: America’s Greatest Presidents, presidential scholar Michael P. Riccards provides a concise introduction to the lives, presidencies, and personal qualities of ten great individuals whom Riccards argues are our greatest presidents. Organized chronologically, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Ronald Reagan are shown to truly be great. It will be of interest to anyone interested in the presidency of American history.

Destiny's Consul: America's Greatest Presidents

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Public Affairs and Public Policy: New Jersey and the Nation

This is the fourth volume in the Hall Institute of Public Policy's 2020 series. These topical and scholarly articles are meant to examine some of the major issues facing the state of New Jersey and the United States, and embrace matters of national sec

iUniverse

This is the fourth volume in the Hall Institute of Public Policy's 2020 series. These topical and scholarly articles are meant to examine some of the major issues facing the state of New Jersey and the United States, and embrace matters of national security, social entitlements, religious differences, the gold standard, prosecutorial misconduct, the rights of alleged terrorists, the free market economy and other concerns. These essays offer a unique picture of where we are as a free people, and is compiled by one of the few nonpartisan, not for profit think tanks in America.

This book is the second volume of short stories in which Dr. Riccards examines the various contours of contemporary America which includes some of the triumphs and tragedies that have become part of our way of life. He calls these experiences our emotional DNA, and goes on as well to present four plays that look at individuals who share a common search for the transcendence in our existence.

Plenary Indulgences

Literature & Fiction

Literary

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Ferocious Engine of Democracy: A History of the American Presidency (Volume 1)

In the first major, in-depth study since World War II, Michael P. Riccards provides a narrative history of the U.S. presidency that is also an invaluable reference. Volume One covers the presidency from its creation to its major crisis in the Civil War and the transitional presidency of McKinley. Volume Two Continues the history up to the presidency of George Bush. In Volume Two, he provides coverage of each administration and extended treatment of the more important presidents. Though there is some biographical material about each chief executive, the focus is on issues, policies, legislative achievements and foreign policy decisions for each administration.

Madison Books

The Ferocious Engine of Democracy: A History of the American Presidency (Volume 2)

Beginning with Theodore Roosevelt the author traces the expansion of the executive office to its present day form and he outlines each leader's perception of his responsibilities.

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Faith and Leadership: The Papacy and the Roman Catholic Church

The Ferocious Engine of Democracy, Updated: From Theodore Roosevelt through George W. Bush

The College Board and American Higher Education

The Papacy and the End of Christendom: The Leadership Crises in the Church from 1500 to 1800

Destiny's Consul: America's Greatest Presidents

Public Affairs and Public Policy: New Jersey and the Nation

Public Affairs and Public Policy: New Jersey and the Nation

Plenary Indulgences

The Ferocious Engine of Democracy: A History of the American Presidency (Volume 1)

The Ferocious Engine of Democracy: A History of the American Presidency (Volume 2)