{"product_id":"new-short-history-of-the-catholic-church-9781472909886","title":"New Short History of the Catholic Church","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Norman Tanner\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christianity - History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe scope is wide; the pace of the narrative is attractive.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085445914775,"sku":"9781472909886","price":805.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781472909886.webp?v=1767638002","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/new-short-history-of-the-catholic-church-9781472909886","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}