The ChurchThe Church
the Evolution of Catholicism
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Book, 2008
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Current format, Book, 2008, 1st ed, All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formatsA history of the Roman Catholic church's influence and power examines how the church views itself and its relationship to the world, and explores such topics as the idea of the pope's infallibility, the celibacy of priests, and the barring of women from the priesthood.
Reveals the evolution of the Church's relationship to the divine, its leadership of the faithful, and its role as a global religion.
"A history of the Roman Catholic church's influence and power offers additional insight into how the church views itself and its relationship to the world, in a chronicle that explores such topics as the idea of the pope's infallibility, the celibacy of priests, and the barring of women from the priesthood. 25,000 first printing."
Reveals the evolution of the Church's relationship to the divine, its leadership of the faithful, and its role as a global religion.
"A history of the Roman Catholic church's influence and power offers additional insight into how the church views itself and its relationship to the world, in a chronicle that explores such topics as the idea of the pope's infallibility, the celibacy of priests, and the barring of women from the priesthood. 25,000 first printing."
&;The Church is a lucid, balanced, and readable book&;a work of integration that is always reasonable, well informed, honest, and deeply hopeful.&;
&;Commonweal
 
In The Church, renowned religious historian and Vatican expert Richard P. McBrien offers a sweeping history of the evolution of the Roman Catholic Church, its influence  and power in an ever-changing world.  From Jesus&;s apostle Peter to Pope Benedict XVI, The Church is a remarkable achievement that delves deeply into the past and the future of Christianity&;s largest branch&;in fact, the largest religious institution in the world&;exploring its politics, doctrines, and the way the Roman Catholic Church views itself.
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