{"product_id":"the-church-of-the-classical-henri-daniel-rops-9781685952884","title":"The Church of the Classical Age: The Era of Great Splintering, Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Church of the Classical Age: The Era of Great Splintering\u003c\/strong\u003eis the seventh installment in Henri Daniel-Rops' magnificent \u003cem\u003eHistory of the Church of Christ\u003c\/em\u003e. This volume surveys the eighteenth century's intellectual revolution, wrought by Galileo, Descartes, and Rousseau (among others); appraises the Church's missionary efforts-in Asia, with the Chinese rites controversy and the spirited work of de Nobili and de Britto in India; in Canada, with the heroic endeavors of Sts. Isaac Jogues and John de Br?beuf; in the New World and Africa, where clashing cultures and tumultuous race relations deepened the difficulty of evangelization; and in Russia, where the Jesuits labored to re-establish fraternity with the Orthodox Church; and, lastly, opens a candid examination of the \"churches outside the Church,\" beginning with the proliferation of European Protestant sects and the emergence of new groups like the Quakers and the Pietists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eighteenth century saw the Church-and, indeed, the world-stand as upon the knife's edge; \"stray but a little\" and they would fail. With Daniel-Rops' typical talent for engaging historical narrative, \u003cem\u003eThe Church of the Classical Age: The Era of Great Splintering \u003c\/em\u003echronicles the steps (and mis-steps) that brought the Church into the harsh light of the scaffold and reveals the grace which empowered her to \"preserve her loyalties intact.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henri Daniel-Rops\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685952887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685952884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cluny Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Henri Daniel-Rops","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46293090009343,"sku":"9781685952884","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f10f4f3-af22-4be9-b431-087c6b828b80.jpg?v=1730212097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-church-of-the-classical-henri-daniel-rops-9781685952884","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}