{"product_id":"9780860124559","title":"New Short History of the Catholic Church","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere is a one-volume history of the Christian people from Pentecost to the present day, with principal focus on the Catholic Church. Having passed AD 2000 it seems appropriate and necessary to have a new short history of the first two millennia of the Christian era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the last half century there has been a massive amount of research into Church history, published in learned articles and in multi-volume works. Full notice is taken of these recent scholarly initiatives in writing this short account, which is also eminently readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn each section there is a balance between the institutional and the more directly religious dimensions of the Church - here are some of the elements: bishops, canon law, charity, councils crusades, devotions, heresies, laity, liturgy, martyrs, missionaries, parishes, pilgrimages, popes, prayer, priesthood, religious orders, sacraments, schools, theologians, universities and the vita consacrata.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scope is wide; the pace of the narrative is attractive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norman Tanner","offers":[{"title":"Hardback With dust jacket","offer_id":42429128048800,"sku":"9780860124559","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/products\/BNCImageAPI_f2b0d874-4dce-4bad-9ff8-9eedd88b5951.jpg?v=1660576902","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780860124559","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}