The Catholic Church: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)

Kung, Hans

ISBN 10: 0812967623 / ISBN 13: 9780812967623

Editore: Modern Library, 2003

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Riassunto:

In this extraordinary book, the controversial and profoundly influential Hans Küng chronicles the Roman Catholic Church’s role as a world power throughout history. Along the way, he examines the great schisms—between East and West, and Catholic and Protestant—as well as the evolving role of the papacy, the stories of the great reforming popes, and the expansion of a global church infrastructure. The book concludes with a searching assessment of how the Catholic faith will confront the immense challenges posed in the new millennium by those seeking reform of traditional strictures.

Informazioni sull'autore: Hans Küng obtained a doctorate in theology from the Sorbonne in 1957. In 1962 he was named a theological consultant for the Second Vatican Council by Pope John XXIII, and he played a major role in the writing of the documents of Vatican II, which radically modernized key areas of Catholic teaching. The author of many books, he lives and teaches in Tübingen, Germany.

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Titolo: The Catholic Church: A Short History (Modern...
Casa editrice: Modern Library
Data di pubblicazione: 2003
Legatura: paperback
Condizione: Very Good