Part I. Revolution and revival, 1789-1870. Revolution: In France and around the world ; Revival: Devotions, miracles, and the papacy ; Democracy: How Catholicism fostered and inhibited democratic revolutions ; Triumph: 1848, Vatican I and the consolidation of the Catholic revival --

Part II. The milieu and its discontents, 1870-1962. Milieu: Why nationalists attacked Catholics and how Catholics responded ; Empire: Missionaries, converts, and imperialism ; Nation: A Catholic nationalism? ; Crisis: The politics of the 1930s ; Ressourcement: Opening the milieu ; Decolonization: A Catholic global south --

Part III. Vatican II and its aftermath, 1962-2021. Vatican II: A church transformed ; Liberation: Freedom and human rights in the 1970s ; Exodus: Sex, gender, and turmoil ; Charisma: John Paul II and the end of the Cold War ; Sexual abuse (and its cover-up) --

Conclusion: Pope Francis and beyond