An edition of A history of the popes: from Peter to the present
(2009)
A history of the popes
from Peter to the present
by John W. O'Malley
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Church historian John W. O'Malley examines the 265 individuals who have claimed to be Peter's successors. Rather than describe each pope one by one, the book focuses on the popes that shaped pivotal moments in both church and world history. --from publisher description
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A history of the popes: from Peter to the present
2009, Sheed & Ward
Hardcover
in English
1580512275 9781580512275
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Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I: From the margins to the center of the Roman world
Peter : bishop of Rome?
After Peter and Paul
Constantine : the thirteenth apostle
Prosperity to crisis : Damasus and Leo the Great
Gregory the great
Part II: Bringing order out of chaos
Greeks, Lombards, Franks
Charlemagne : savior or master?
Their darkest hour
Saving the papacy from itself
Gregory VII : who's in charge here?
Part III: Dvelopment, decline, disarray
Compromises, crusades, councils, concordats
Innocent III : vicar of Christ
Boniface VIII : big claims, big humiliation
Avignon : the Babylonian captivity
Three popes at a time : the great western schism
Part IV: Renaissance and Reformation
The restored papacy
The Renaissance popes
Luther, Leo, and the aftermath
Paul III : a turning point
Five popes and a council
The new Rome
Part V: Into the modern era
The storm breaks
Pius VII : bowed down and raised up
Beleaguered, infallible, and prisoner again
Leo XIII : searching for solutions
Pius X : confronting modern culture
Part VI: The papacy as a global institution
War, peace, fascism
Pius XII : saint or sinner?
John XXIII : peace and reconciliation
Paul VI : in a tight spot
John Paul II : the world is my parish.
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Includes index.
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