excellent reading like all his books

excellent reading like all his books  Read Less

I have noticed that reviewers tend not to write about the book, but rather about their opinions concerning the book. I hope to...  Read More

I have noticed that reviewers tend not to write about the book, but rather about their opinions concerning the book. I hope to avoid that mistake.Malachi martin has written a brief history, some may call it a polemic, of the trends of that have influenced, once again, some may say infected his order. He is a masterful story teller and he is a Jesuit to the core. Reading this book is an illustration of the greatest quality that his order in known for and that is teaching, again some may say that today it is indoctrination or brain washing.The book takes us from the founding of the order to the present day and if words such as modernism or Teilhard de Chardin do not resonate with the reader he may be at a loss as to what all the furor concerning this book is about. As I said before, they are great teachers and this book is anything but dull even for the non-Catholic reader. Kidnapped popes, the suppression of the order by a Pope, Clement XIII, tortured souls, even the burial number of the tomb of a martyred Jesuit in Tibet, Napoleon, Charles V of Spain, Juana de Loca, Pope Leo the Great, Attila the Hun, well there is enough material for a hundred historical plays or movies.films. I hope you get the point.If you want to get into the soul of the order and its one weakness and strength, pride this is a good place to start. Eminently readable and intriguing, you will certainly be enlightened as well as entertained regardless of you personal views. If I were to say more, I would fall into the trap of giving my my opinion and not considering the merits of the book.  Read Less