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Triumph
H.W. Crocker III
其他書名
The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church
出版
Crown
, 2009-02-25
主題
Religion / Christianity / History
Religion / Christianity / Catholic
History / Europe / Western
ISBN
0307560775
9780307560773
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=9jmtBhWCPCQC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
For 2,000 years, Catholicism—the largest religion in the world and in the United States—has shaped global history on a scale unequaled by any other institution. But until now, Catholics interested in their faith have been hard-pressed to find an accessible, affirmative, and exciting history of the Church.
Triumph
is that history. Inside, you'll discover the spectacular story of the Church from Biblical times and the early days of St. Peter—the first pope—to the twilight years of John Paul II. It is a sweeping drama of Roman legions, great crusades, epic battles, toppled empires, heroic saints, and enduring faith. And, there are stormy controversies: Dark Age skullduggery, the Inquistition, the Renaissance popes, the Reformation, the Church's refusal to accept sexual liberation and contemporary allegations like those made in
Hitler's Pope
and
Papal Sin.
A brawling, colorful history full of inspiring pageantry and spirited polemic,
Triumph
will exhilarate, amuse, and infuriate as it extols the glories of Catholic history and the gripping stories of its greatest men and women.