{"product_id":"opus-dei-an-investigation-into-the-powerful-secretive-society-within-the-catholic-church-9780060750688","title":"Opus Dei: An Investigation Into the Powerful, Secretive Society Within the Catholic Church","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Inside Look at the Secretive Catholic Organization Made Famous by \u003cem\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs Opus Dei a spiritual institute dedicated to preserving Catholic orthodoxy in the face of modernist assault? Or is it an independent society, a \"church within the Church,\" promoting its own allegiances and preserving an antiquated set of spiritual and penitential practices?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis small organization wields enormous power within the Catholic Church. Due to its status as a \"personal prelature\" of the pope, it operates independently of local Church authority. The influence of Opus Dei has only grown since this book first appeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpus Dei's founder, St. Josemaría Escrivá, was beatified and canonized over the vehement objections of many in the Catholic Church.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowerful members of the Vatican hierarchy, including the pope's own spokesman, are members.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bestselling novel \u003cem\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/em\u003e has made millions aware of Opus Dei.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis classic investigation is needed now more than ever. It tells the real story of this mysterious organization -- a probing but balanced examination of the organization, its charismatic founder, its practices, and its effect upon the Catholic Church at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9865485\"\u003eMichael Walsh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.14w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060750688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060750685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL015000\"\u003eChristianity | History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL055000\"\u003eChristian Rituals \u0026amp; Practice | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL033000\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48461086294253,"sku":"9780060750688","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_f48ea6ec-1250-463b-80a3-8fc68a29229a.jpg?v=1753673551","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/opus-dei-an-investigation-into-the-powerful-secretive-society-within-the-catholic-church-9780060750688","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}