Publication

2001-04-01 - Twenty-Third Publications

Language

English

Word Count

74,750 words, Guess

Page Count

299 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101585951358
  • ISBN-139781585951352
  • Goodreads789192
  • LibraryThing80682
  • Library of Congress Control Number00136371
and 2 more

Classifications

  • LCCBX 1390 .B38 2001

Description

"The more I listen to people, the more I lecture, the more I realize how wide is the gap between the people's understanding of the Church and the Church's historical realities." [Introduction] The author seeks to close this gap by critically exploring such areas as: the rich variety of ministries in the early Church; the Crusades; the piety of the Middle Ages; the challenge of the Reformation; the role of the pope; the rise, fall and recent reinstatement of the diaconate; the changing role of women in the Church; and the origins of various liturgies and popular devotions.

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