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

Kung, Hans

ISBN 10: 0812967623 / ISBN 13: 9780812967623

Published by Modern Library (edition Reprint), 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Catholic Church: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)
• Publisher: Modern Library (edition Reprint)
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812967623
• ISBN 13: 9780812967623
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.