{"product_id":"9780061245251","title":"The Church : The Evolution of Catholicism","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Church\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Richard P. McBrien\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The Church\u003c\/em\u003e is a lucid, balanced, and readable book—a work of integration that is always reasonable, well informed, honest, and deeply hopeful.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eCommonweal\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Church, \u003c\/em\u003erenowned 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, \u003cem\u003eThe Church \u003c\/em\u003eis a remarkable achievement that delves deeply into the past and the future of Christianity’s largest branch—in fact, the largest religious institution in the world—exploring its politics, doctrines, and the way the Roman Catholic Church views itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eAs always McBrien’s work is clear, concise and comprehensive in scope. Undoubtedly this book will become a standard ecclesiological reference point for students and teachers alike.\u003cbr\u003eWith characteristic clarity, Richard McBrien artfully tells the story of how Catholic theology developed over two millennia. In tracing the insights, conflicts, and fundamentals of Catholic thought, he has provided a superb resource for readers of all traditions.\u003cbr\u003eThis is a superb book, as usual. What would we do without this great honest man and his great honest writing?\u003cbr\u003eMcBrien’s encyclopedic text examining Roman Catholicism is destined to be the definitive theological work on the topic. . . . [T]his superlative, splendidly written text is accessible to anyone interested in understanding the Catholic Church’s history and theology from a modern global perspective. Recommended for all libraries.\u003cbr\u003eCatholicism expert Richard McBrien offers the first modern history of the Roman Catholic Church. . . . Encyclopedic is scope, but accessible and written in layman’s terms.\u003cbr\u003eA work breathtaking in its scope and yet manageable in its presentation.\u003cbr\u003eThis distinguished scholar and professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, candidly sketches out the pastoral challenges to, and the internal tensions within, the church today.\u003cbr\u003eCatholicism expert Richard McBrien offers the first modern history of the Roman Catholic Church. Encyclopedic in scope but accessible and written in laymen’s terms...\u003cbr\u003eThe Church is a lucid, balanced, and readable book-a work of integration that is always reasonable, well informed, honest, and deeply hopeful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780061245251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41052570124494,"sku":"9780061245251","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780061245251.jpg?v=1648178201","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780061245251","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}