The Roman Catholic Church: An Illustrated History
Author:   Edward Norman
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
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Pages:   192
Publication Date:   11 January 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Edward Norman
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 19.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.50cm
Weight:   0.790kg
ISBN:  

9780500287095


ISBN 10:   0500287090
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   11 January 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction • 1. Catholic Origins • 2. The Separation of East and West 3. Medieval Panorama • 4. Reformation • 5. Teach All Nations • 6. The Church and the Modern State • 7. Uncertain Frontiers

Reviews

'Concise, scholarly and sympathetic ... a formidable achievement ... the scholarship displayed is meticulous, the prose carefully modulated' - Catholic Herald 'Intelligent and provocative' - Sunday Times 'A magnificent production, immensely detailed yet also readable ...' - The Tablet 'The most intellectually bracing short history of the Roman Catholic Church to have appeared for decades' - Sunday Telegraph


'The most intellectually bracing short history of the Roman Catholic Church to have appeared for decades' - Sunday Telegraph 'A magnificent production, immensely detailed yet also readable …' - The Tablet 'Intelligent and provocative' - Sunday Times 'Concise, scholarly and sympathetic … a formidable achievement … the scholarship displayed is meticulous, the prose carefully modulated' - Catholic Herald


'The most intellectually bracing short history of the Roman Catholic Church to have appeared for decades' - Sunday Telegraph 'A magnificent production, immensely detailed yet also readable ...' - The Tablet 'Intelligent and provocative' - Sunday Times 'Concise, scholarly and sympathetic ... a formidable achievement ... the scholarship displayed is meticulous, the prose carefully modulated' - Catholic Herald


Author Information

Edward Norman lectured in history at the University of Cambridge and is an Emeritus Fellow of Peterhouse. A former Reith Lecturer for the BBC, Dr Norman has written widely on the history of Christianity and his most recent books include The Victorian Christian Socialists, Secularization and The House of God: Church Architecture, Style and History, reissued in paperback byThames & Hudson in 2005.

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