Synopses & Reviews
A must-have guide to the Church through the ages.
Maybe you’ve wondered just what the Church has to offer. Or maybe you’ve been tempted to give up on it as you realize its weaknesses. The Compact History of the Catholic Church sweeps through the centuries offering a clear-eyed view of the Church’s development and contributions to world history. God’s faithfulness and mercy are evident, too, as he continually renews the Church and raises it “again and again from the pit of trouble to new heights of faith, charity and peace.”
Now including a handy timeline highlighting major developments and figures from the time of Christ into the twenty-first century.
Synopsis
A must-have guide to the Church through the ages.
Maybe you've wondered just what the Church has to offer. Or maybe you've been tempted to give up on it as you realize its weaknesses. The Compact History of the Catholic Church sweeps through the centuries offering a clear-eyed view of the Church's development and contributions to world history. God's faithfulness and mercy are evident, too, as he continually renews the Church and raises it "again and again from the pit of trouble to new heights of faith, charity and peace." Now including a handy timeline highlighting major developments and figures from the time of Christ into the twenty-first century.
Synopsis
The Compact History of the Catholic Church is a lively and readable guide to the life of the Church through the ages. Designed as an introduction to the history of Catholicism, this convenient resource offers more than just names, dates, and places, Most importantly, it brings to life the people of God in each century who have faithfully loved and served the Church, often at the cost of great personal sacrifice and persecution. This convenient guide will inspire, instruct, and enlighten the general reader.
About the Author
ALAN SCHRECK, PH.D., professor of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, is the author of numerous books, including Catholic and Christian, The Essential Catholic Catechism, Catholic and Christian for Young Adults and Vatican II: The Crisis and the Promise.