Tobin, Greg

Both biography and Vatican II overview, this book offers new generations interested in religion and Roman Catholic Church history a fresh look at a world figure who balanced continuity with change and opened dialogs with believers and nonbelievers alike. Recommended.

Although the book is written with Catholics in mind, most of the holidays mentioned are celebrated by the general population; only toward the end does Tobin venture into information in which only devout Catholics will be interested. Catholic collections as well as most general collections will benefit from this engaging and readable book.