Author: Norman Tanner
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441162127
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 277
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____________ 'A useful book of reference by the master of the history of the councils of the Church... There is enormous value in a short, reliable, and careful study of a sequence of events that may have unfamiliar joinings and passageways to modern believers...' - Catholic Historical Review 'A short, readable and informed survey of church history.' - The Church of England Newspaper 'A rich foundation for Catholic understanding and witness.' - Catholic San Francisco ____________ A one-volume history of the Christian people from Pentecost to the present day, with principal focus on the Catholic Church. Having passed AD 2000 it seems appropriate and necessary to have a new short history of the first two millennia of the Christian era. In the last half century there has been a massive amount of research into Church history, published in learned articles and in multi-volume works. Full notice is taken of these recent scholarly initiatives in writing this short account, which is also eminently readable. In each section there is a balance between the institutional and the more directly religious dimensions of the Church - here are some of the elements: bishops, canon law, charity, councils crusades, devotions, heresies, laity, liturgy, martyrs, missionaries, parishes, pilgrimages, popes, prayer, priesthood, religious orders, sacraments, schools, theologians, universities and the vita consacrata. The scope is wide; the pace of the narrative is attractive.
Author: José Orlandis
Publisher: Scepter Publishers
ISBN: 9781851821259
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Author: John Fletcher Hurst
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Author: J. F. (John Fletcher) Hurst
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290427197
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author: John F. Hurst
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Author: Philip Hughes
Publisher:
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Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Jon Butler
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199913293
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 573
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"Quite ambitious, tracing religion in the United States from European colonization up to the 21st century.... The writing is strong throughout."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "One can hardly do better than Religion in American Life.... A good read, especially for the uninitiated. The initiated might also read it for its felicity of narrative and the moments of illumination that fine scholars can inject even into stories we have all heard before. Read it."--Church History This new edition of Religion in American Life, written by three of the country's most eminent historians of religion, offers a superb overview that spans four centuries, illuminating the rich spiritual heritage central to nearly every event in our nation's history. Beginning with the state of religious affairs in both the Old and New Worlds on the eve of colonization and continuing through to the present, the book covers all the major American religious groups, from Protestants, Jews, and Catholics to Muslims, Hindus, Mormons, Buddhists, and New Age believers. Revised and updated, the book includes expanded treatment of religion during the Great Depression, of the religious influences on the civil rights movement, and of utopian groups in the 19th century, and it now covers the role of religion during the 2008 presidential election, observing how completely religion has entered American politics.
Author: John Fletcher Hurst
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783337766368
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Author: Hans Kung
Publisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 0307432025
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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In this extraordinary book, the renowned Hans Kung chronicles the Roman Catholic Church’s role as a world power throughout history. He examines great schisms — between East and West, Catholicism and Protestantism — the evolving role of the papacy and the stories of the great reforming popes; and the expansion of a global Church infrastructure. The book concluded with a searching assessment of how the Catholic faith will confront the immense challenges posed in the new millennium by the scientific community, by women questioning their role in the Church, and by those seeking reform of the strictures against abortion and contraception. The Catholic Church is a landmark book by a controversial and profoundly influential thinker.
Author: John F. Hurst
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780260252401
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Excerpt from Short History of the Church in the United States Whole settlement Should have a Christian character, and enjoined the worship of the Church Of England, re quiring every male colonist of Sixteen and upward to pay ten pounds of tobacco and one bushel of corn for the support Of the Church. When the Puritans gained ascendency in England, under the Protectorate of Cromwell, Virginia and the Carolinas became the refuge for the Cavalier and the Churchman, as after wards Of the Huguenot and the German Protestant. Georgia was colonized expressly as an asylum for im prisoned and persecuted Bohemians and the inhabitants of the Italian valleys, and the Colony Of Gustavus Adolphus was to be a blessing to the whole Protestant world by offering a shelter to all who stood in need Of one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
