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

Kung, Hans

ISBN 10: 0679640924 / ISBN 13: 9780679640929

Editore: Modern Library, 2001

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Riassunto:

Presents the history of the Roman Catholic Church from its origins to the present, discussing the role of the Pope, the schisms that split the Church, and its role in the twenty-first century.

Informazioni sull'autore: Hans Kung obtained a doctorate in theology from the Sorbonne in 1957. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1954. In 1962 he was named by Pope John XXIII a theological consultant for the second Vatican Council, and played the key role in the writing of Vatican II, which radically modernized key areas of Catholic teaching. His questioning of traditional Church doctrines led to a 1979 Vatican censure that banned his teaching as a Catholic theologian, provoking huge international controversy. A settlement was reached a year later. He lives and teaches in Tubingen, Germany. His many books include On Being a Christian and Christianity: Essence, History, and Future.

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Titolo: The Catholic Church: A Short History (Modern...
Casa editrice: Modern Library
Data di pubblicazione: 2001
Legatura: hardcover
Condizione: Very Good
Edizione: seconda edizione