Catholic History for Today's Church: How Our Past Illuminates Our Present

by John W O'Malley Sj and John W. O'Malley

Book Overview

We can't understand the issues swirling in today's Catholic Church without understanding the past. In this book acclaimed historian John W. O'Malley, SJ, illuminates contentious issues--from celibacy to the role of the pope--through their history and then shows how that past connects with life today.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144225002X
• ISBN13: 9781442250024
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"