The Church

The Evolution of Catholicism

by Richard P. McBrien

On Sale: 11/03/2009

The Church

The Evolution of Catholicism

by Richard P. McBrien

On Sale: 11/03/2009

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About the Book

“The Church is a lucid, balanced, and readable book—a work of integration that is always reasonable, well informed, honest, and deeply hopeful.”
Commonweal

 

In The Church, renowned religious historian and Vatican expert Richard P. McBrien offers a sweeping history of the evolution of the Roman Catholic Church, its influence  and power in an ever-changing world.  From Jesus’s apostle Peter to Pope Benedict XVI, The Church is a remarkable achievement that delves deeply into the past and the future of Christianity’s largest branch—in fact, the largest religious institution in the world—exploring its politics, doctrines, and the way the Roman Catholic Church views itself.

Critical Praise

As always McBrien’s work is clear, concise and comprehensive in scope. Undoubtedly this book will become a standard ecclesiological reference point for students and teachers alike. — Neil Ormerod Neil Ormerod, Professor of Theology, Director of the Institute of Theology, Philosophy and Religious Education, Australian Catholic University

With characteristic clarity, Richard McBrien artfully tells the story of how Catholic theology developed over two millennia. In tracing the insights, conflicts, and fundamentals of Catholic thought, he has provided a superb resource for readers of all traditions. — Mary C. Boys, s.n.j.m., author of Has God Only One Blessing? Judaism as a Source of Christian Self-Understanding

This is a superb book, as usual. What would we do without this great honest man and his great honest writing? — Sr. Joan Chittister

McBrien’s encyclopedic text examining Roman Catholicism is destined to be the definitive theological work on the topic. . . . [T]his superlative, splendidly written text is accessible to anyone interested in understanding the Catholic Church’s history and theology from a modern global perspective. Recommended for all libraries. — School Library Journal

Catholicism expert Richard McBrien offers the first modern history of the Roman Catholic Church. . . . Encyclopedic is scope, but accessible and written in layman’s terms. — Christian Bookseller

A work breathtaking in its scope and yet manageable in its presentation. — National Catholic Reporter

This distinguished scholar and professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, candidly sketches out the pastoral challenges to, and the internal tensions within, the church today. — America Magazine

Catholicism expert Richard McBrien offers the first modern history of the Roman Catholic Church. Encyclopedic in scope but accessible and written in laymen’s terms... — CBA Retailers and Resources, August 2008

The Church is a lucid, balanced, and readable book-a work of integration that is always reasonable, well informed, honest, and deeply hopeful. — Commonweal

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780061245251
  • ISBN 10: 0061245259
  • Imprint: HarperOne
  • On Sale: 11/03/2009
  • Pages: 528
  • List Price:23.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : RELIGION / Christian Theology / History
  • BISAC2 : RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic
  • BISAC3 : RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ecclesiology
  • BISAC4 : RELIGION / General
  • BISAC5 : RELIGION / Christian Church / History

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