The Catholic Church: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (915 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812967623 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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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.. 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. In this extraordinary book, the controversial and profoundly influential Hans Küng chronicles the Roman Catholic Church’s role as a world power throughout history
It is the view of a pope who is not over the church and the world in place of God, but in the church as a member (instead of the head) of the people of God.The Catholic Church is the best history of the Church in many years. They are grounded in objective historical facts. The book concludes with a harsh analysis of the Church's betrayal of Vatican II. --Michael Joseph Gross. Unlike many such books, it is written clearly enough to be understood by lay readers, regardless of their knowledge of Christian history; and it is short enough that it can be read in a day or two. Kung fairly and comprehensively presents almost 2,000 years of Church history in a mere 207 pages. The view of the papacy held by the Catholic Church fellowship, oriented on the New Testament, is different from that of the Roman c
John said Do not miss. As expected from this genius thinker of "Do not miss" according to John. As expected from this genius thinker of 20th century - excellent.Especially every catholic should read !John. 0th century - excellent.Especially every catholic should read !John. "A remarkable achievement, if rather biased" according to Richard E. Hegner. When I purchased Hans Kueng's concise history of the Catholic Church, I was skeptical about whether 2000 years of history could be reasonably compressed into a volume as short as this. Yet as a Protestant from a family with a long Catholic heritage, I . "Loyal Criticism" according to Gonzalo Robles Mac Eachen. In this highly readable yet profound short history of the Catholic Church Mr. Kung provides the general reader with not only the history of the human institution versus the divine institution, but also with insights on why and how such human institutio