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The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform by George Weigel

The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rick Adamson (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

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Christianitystore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 13,085 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform is an audiobook by George Weigel: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Rick Adamson, released September 17, 2019, on the Christianity shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Rick Adamson
Released
September 17, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Christianity
ISBN
9781549150524

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How long is The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform as an audiobook?

The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform?

The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform is narrated by Rick Adamson.

Is The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.