{"product_id":"new-short-history-of-the-catholic-church-9780860124559","title":"New Short History of the Catholic Church","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Short History of the Catholic Church\u003c\/strong\u003e by Tanner, Norman. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780860124559.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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.\nIn 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.\nIn 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.\nThe scope is wide; the pace of the narrative is attractive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Burns \u0026 Oates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44674131492917,"sku":"ByrdShop_086012455X","price":44.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_086012455X_5cd30405-0a3d-4c15-892c-b295d3b831c5.jpg?v=1781334519","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/new-short-history-of-the-catholic-church-9780860124559","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}