A Concise History of the Catholic Church (Revised Edition)Expanded and updated for the new millennium. Covering the life of Christ, the election of Pope Benedict XVI, and everything in between, A Concise History of the Catholic Church has been one of the bestselling religious histories of the past two decades and a mainstay for scholars, students, and others looking for a definitive, accessible history of Catholicism. With a clarity that will appeal to any reader, Thomas Bokenkotter divides his study into five parts that correspond to the major historical and epochal developments in Catholicism. His authoritative, thorough approach takes readers from the Church’s triumph over paganism, through "the sound and fury of renewal," to a new section devoted to such topics as dissent and current developments in the ecumenical movement. Informative illustrations throughout the book, new to this edition, enrich the reader's experience, and the addition of a wide-ranging bibliography increases its value as a sourcebook. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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Contents
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Christendom | 110 |
The Papal Monarchy at Its Zenith | 121 |
The Eastern Schism | 134 |
Church and Society in Western Christendom | 142 |
I5 The Aristotelian Invasion | 158 |
THE UNMAKING OF CHRISTENDOM A D I300I650 | 170 |
The Papacy Survives the Great Schism and Puts Down Conciliarism | 208 |
The Challenge of the New Thought | 258 |
Jansenistn and Gallicanism | 280 |
Says No to the Liberal Catholics | 294 |
The Syllabus 0fError t Squelches the Liberal Catholics | 317 |
THE STATE OF SIEGE IS SLOWLY LIFTED A D I89 | 328 |
The Modernist Debacle | 345 |
The Church Moves Out to the Whole Vorld | 355 |
The American Church | 365 |
Calvin Makes Protestantism an International Movement | 225 |
The Catholic Church Recovers Its Spiritual Elan | 239 |
The Popes of the Twentieth Century | 383 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Concise History of the Catholic Church (Revised Edition) |
| Author | Thomas Bokenkotter |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Crown Publishing Group, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0307423484, 9780307423481 |
| Length | 624 pages |
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