David Kertzer
David Israel Kertzer (born February 20, 1948 ) is a professor of social science , anthropology, and Italian studies at Brown University in Providence , Rhode Island . He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Pulitzer Prize winner .
Since 1998 he has been researching the Vatican archives . When those about the pontificate of Pius XI. Opened in 2006, it has also been recorded in the Roman headquarters of the Jesuits and in files of the fascist regime on the relationship between Pope Pius XI. and Mussolini researched. As a result, he shows their common rejection of democracy, parliamentarism and religious freedom. He quotes Pius XI, in whose words the Roman Catholic Church is a truly totalitarian organization.
Books
- The Popes against the Jews - The Vatican and the emergence of modern anti-Semitism , Propylaen Verlag, Berlin / Munich 2001, 447 pages, ISBN 978-3-549-07147-2
- The first deputy - Pope Pius XI. and the secret pact with fascism , Theiss Verlag, Darmstadt 2016, 607 pp. ISBN 978-3-8062-3382-7
Web links
- David I. Kertzer at Brown University (brown.edu)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christ in the Present , 46/2016, p. 521f
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kertzer, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kertzer, David Israel (full name); Kertzer, David I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Social scientist and anthropologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1948 |