Saints and Sinners by Eamon Duffy
This study encompasses the extraordinary history of the papacy, from its beginnings nearly 2000 years ago, to the reign of Pope John Paul II. In this edition, Eamon Duffy has revised and updated the final chapter on 20th-century popes and added a supplement on how the next pope will be elected.
"A minor masterpiece which is everything good, popular history ought to be.. The most comprehensive single-volume history of the popes in print." John Adamson, Sunday Telegraph "Duffy enlivens the long march through church history with anecdotes that bring the different pontiffs to life... Saints and Sinners is a remarkable achievement." Piers Paul Read, The Times "The best one-volume history of the papacy ever written." T. F. X. Noble "A distinguished text... offering plenty of historical facts and sobering, valuable judgments." Henry Chadwick, New York Times Book Review "Will intrigue the faithful as well as the skeptical." Economist "A wonderful history of the popes... a book that will fascinate anyone wishing to better understand the history of the Catholic Church and the forces that have shaped the role of the papacy." Gloria J. Tysl, Christian Century
Eamon Duffy, President of Magdalene College, Cambridge, is also the author of The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580 (0 300 06076 9, pb. [pound]13.95*) and The Voices of Morebath (0 300 09185 0, [pound]16.95*), both published by Yale University Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300091656 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300091656 |
| Title | Saints and Sinners |
| Author | Eamon Duffy |
| Series | Yale Nota Bene |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2002-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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