{"product_id":"new-short-history-of-the-norman-tanner-9781472909886","title":"New Short History of the Catholic Church","description":"\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe scope is wide; the pace of the narrative is attractive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman Tanner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472909887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472909886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Continuum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Norman Tanner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935485427967,"sku":"9781472909886","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c91788c0-a859-48ce-8c1b-006600d3d23a.jpg?v=1681420080","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-short-history-of-the-norman-tanner-9781472909886","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}