Saints and Sinners, 4th Edition
A History of the Popes
$28.51
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2014
Summary
This engrossing book encompasses the extraordinary history of the papacy, from its beginnings to the present day. This new edition covers the unprecedented resignation of Benedict XVI and the election of the first Argentinian pope.
Praise for the earlier editions:
“Duffy enlivens the long march through church history with anecdotes that bring the different pontiffs to life… . Saints and Sinners is a remarkable achievement.” —Piers Paul Read, The Times (London…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780300206128 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0300206127 |
| Author: | Eamon Duffy |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 568g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 196mm x 128mm |
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Critics Review
”[A] minor masterpiece which is everything good, popular history ought to be… . The most comprehensive single-volume history of the popes in print.“—John Adamson, Sunday Telegraph (on the previous edition)”[T]races the history of the papacy from its humble beginnings … with St. Peter, to the distinctly different institution … [of] today.“—Washington Post Book World
About The Author
Eamon Duffy
Eamon Duffy, professor of the history of Christianity and fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, is also the author of The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400–1580 and The Voices of Morebath, both published by Yale University Press.
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