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John Cornwell

    January 1, 1940

    John Cornwell is a British journalist and author renowned for his investigative work and exploration of the nexus between science, ethics, and the humanities. His writing delves into the complex ethical dilemmas arising from scientific advancements, examining how these issues shape our society. With meticulous research and incisive analysis, he tackles often controversial subjects and intricate historical contexts. Beyond his contributions to understanding science, he also offers profound insights into the Catholic Church and its engagement with the modern world.

    Hitler's Pope
    Hitler's scientists
    Hitler's Pope
    A Thief in the Night
    The Dark Box
    Church, Interrupted
    • 2021

      "Pope Francis is prepared to say "bring on the collapse", as perhaps the only way of purging a disgraced Church. "It is not impossible," Francis has said, "that I will go down in history as the one who split the Catholic Church?" However, for Catholics as a whole, the Church will, if Francis is successful, be a friendlier, more empathetic, presence in their lives. Bestselling author, Vanity Fair regular contributor, scholar and teacher John Cornwell argues that the disruptions of Pope Francis are a calculated gamble, offering hope for vast numbers Catholics who feel excluded, demoralized, scandalized. The Catholic Church, numbering 1.2 billion members, is in crisis at every level. More than a third of America's 74 million Catholics said they were contemplating departure in 2018. It is estimated that over the past twenty years the Catholic Church has been losing $2.5 billion dollars annually in revenues, legal fees, and damages due to clerical abuse cases. The decline in church attendance, marriages, and vocations to the priesthood and sisterhoods, tell a story of major decline and disillusion. Cornwell's big and controversial message is that Pope Francis is attempting to reverse the tide of disgrace and disillusionment by disrupting entrenched ways of Catholic thinking and working directly against over a thousand years of history and tradition as he does. His strategy looks like havoc; and he himself recognizes the danger of his strategy. Conservative members of the faithful, from cardinals to lay people, have attempted to thwart him, the conservative Catholic media have condemned and disparaged him. They look to his successor to reverse the "Francis Effect": but Cornwell claims that what he has set in motion is unstoppable"-- Provided by publisher

      Church, Interrupted
    • 2019
    • 2016
    • 2014

      'Provokant wird Cornwells Studie zur Geschichte und zur Gegenwart dadurch, dass er Papst Pius X. und sein Dekret 'Quam singulari' in den Mittelpunkt seiner Abhandlung stellt. In ihm bestimmte Pius X. 1910, dass jeder Katholik von nun an einmal in der Woche, statt wie früher einmal im Jahr, zur Beichte gehen müsse. Und noch viel dramatischer: Pius X. führte damit die Kinderbeichte und die Erstkommunion für die erst Siebenjährigen ein. Zu Recht spricht Cornwell von einem 'der gewagtesten Experimente an Kindern, die je im Namen des Christentums verordnet wurden'.', taz, Brigitte Werneburg, 05.02.2014

      Die Beichte
    • 2014

      Książka omawia spektakularny rozwój niemieckiej nauki w dziewiętnastym wieku, jej wysoką pozycję na początku dwudziestego i przerażające wydarzenia, które doprowadziły do jej upadku w 1945 roku – jest to frapująca historia niemieckich naukowców w czasach hitlerowskiego reżimu. Historia nauki i techniki wpleciona w zawieruchę wojenną, obejmująca losy mężczyzn i kobiet, których odkrycia przyniosły światu zarówno korzyści jak i zniszczenia. Książka „Naukowcy Hitlera” stawia pytania, które i dziś nic nie straciły na aktualności. Kiedy nauka jest uwikłana w budowę broni masowego rażenia nowej generacji i wojnę z terroryzmem, a postępy biotechnologii stawia się wyżej niż tradycyjnie pojmowaną etykę, ten przejmujący opis nazistowskiej nauki powinien być ważnym komentarzem do etycznej roli nauki.

      Naukowcy Hitlera
    • 2014

      Papież Hitlera

      • 440 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Cornwell skupia się głównie – co oczywiste – na problemie niedostatecznego przeciwdziałania Watykanu wobec Holocaustu. Autor nieco przesadnie twierdzi, iż papieskie milczenie przypieczętowało los Żydów. Ale poza tematyką Zagłady Żydów zajmuje się także współpracą papieża z innymi faszystowskimi przywódcami, a także papieskim niezwykle autorytarnym sprawowaniem pontyfikatu oraz stosunkiem papieża do komunizmu. Ta książka niewątpliwie wiele kontrowersji. Dla wielu była szokująca, choć jednak prawdziwa. Ale przyznajmy Papież Hitlera doczekał się także wielu ocen niezwykle krytycznych.. Warto wyrobić sobie własne zdanie! Doskonała i poważna praca o wielkiej historycznej wartości. New York Post John Cornwell skrupulatny katolicki historyk i dziennikarz uzyskał dostęp do niedostępnych do tej pory watykańskich dokumentów. Znalazł jednak wyszukane i niespodziewane argumenty tłumaczące takie, a nie inne zachowania Piusa XII The Wall Street Journal

      Papież Hitlera
    • 2014

      Would you tell your deepest secrets to a relative stranger? And if you did, would you feel vulnerable? Cleansed? Or perhaps even worse than you did before? Confession has always performed a complex role in society, always created mixed feelings in its practitioners. As an acknowledgement of sinfulness, it can provide immense psychological relief; but while aiming to replace remorse with innocence, its history has become inextricably intertwined with eroticism and shame.The Dark Box is an erudite and personal history; Cornwell draws on his own memories of Catholic boyhood, and weaves it with the story of confession from its origins in the early church to the current day, where its enduring psychological potency is evidenced by everything from the Vatican's 'confession app' to Oprah Winfrey's talk shows. Since the 16th century, seclusion of two individuals in the intimate 'dark box', often discussing sexual actions and thoughts, has eroticised the experience of confession. When, in 1905, Pius X made confession a weekly, rather than yearly ritual, the horrific cases of child abuse which have haunted the Catholic church in the twentieth century became possible.

      The Dark Box
    • 2009

      John Cornwell offers a critical response to Richard Dawkins' defense of atheism, engaging with the themes of evolution and the implications of Darwin's ideas. Through a letter format, Cornwell explores the relationship between humanity and divinity, questioning the narrative that positions evolution as a purely materialistic process. The critique addresses the broader philosophical and ethical implications of Dawkins' arguments, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of belief and the nature of existence.

      Darwin's Angel: A Seraphic Response to the God Delusion
    • 2008

      Tajný příběh Pia XII. Publikace přibližuje život i politickou činnost kontroverzního papeže Pia XII., který ve funkci státního tajemníka podepsal dohodu s Hitlerem a vyhýbal se odsouzení nacismu. Výklad dětství, dospívání, diplomatické kariéry. Hlavní pozornost je věnována působení ve funkci státního tajemníka a papežství, kdy podepsal konkordát s nacistickým Německem i velké vstřícnosti k nacistické politice. Rekapitulace působení tzv. Hitlerova papeže, jenž vešel do dějin svým antisemitismem a bojem proti komunismu...

      Hitlerův papež. Tajný příběh Pia XII.
    • 2008

      Hitler's Pope

      • 426 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      3.6(44)Add rating

      The “explosive” (The New York Times) bestseller that “redefined the history of the twentieth century” (The Washington Post ) This shocking book was the first account to tell the whole truth about Pope Pius XII's actions during World War II, and it remains the definitive account of that era. It sparked a firestorm of controversy both inside and outside the Catholic Church. Award-winning journalist John Cornwell has also included in this seminal work of history an introduction that both answers his critics and reaffirms his overall thesis that Pius XII fatally weakened the Catholic Church with his endorsement of Hitler—and sealed the fate of the Jews in Europe.

      Hitler's Pope