The Catholic Church: A Short History

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.

• | Author: Hans Kung
• | Publisher: Modern Library
• | Publication Date: Jan 07, 2003
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0812967623
• | ISBN-13: 9780812967623