An essential resource for Catholic clergy and laity alike, this highly praised handbook on ministry is written by Richard P. McBrien, author of the 100,000-copy Catholicism.
An essential resource for Catholic clergy and laity alike, this highly praised handbook on ministry is written by Richard P. McBrien, author of the 10...
"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...
"The Church is a lucid, balanced, and readable book--a work of integration that is always reasonable, well informed, honest, and deeply hopef...