Full name: Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes

Author: Eamon Duffy Year: 1987 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Religion, Non Fiction, Christianity Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780300091656 9780300115970 0300091656 0300115970

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. Similar books: Absolute Monarchs by John Julius Norwich The Bad Popes by E. R. Chamberlin Vicars of Christ by Peter De Rosa The Glory of Christendom by Warren H. Carroll Triumph by H. W. Crocker III How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas E. Woods History of Christianity by Paul Johnson The Victory of Reason by Rodney Stark Hail, Holy Queen by Scott Hahn How Jesus Became God by Bart D. Ehrman Constantine's Sword by James Carroll How God Became King by N. T. Wright The Last Week by Marcus J. Borg Beyond Belief by Elaine Pagels Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism by John Shelby Spong Jesus for the Non Religious by John Shelby Spong Fundamentalism and American Culture by George M. Marsden God's Battalions by Rodney Stark The Misunderstood Jew by Amy-Jill Levine The Triumph of Christianity by Rodney Stark