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Upon This Rock: The Popes and Their Changing Role
Paul Collins
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Description for Upon This Rock: The Popes and Their Changing Role
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3J; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 560.
The papacy is the greatest and longest-lasting institution in the history of the West. Paul Collins describes the evolution of the office of the papacy over the past two millennia, from St Peter to Pope John Paul II. Some recent histories of the papacy have treated it as a political or social phenomenon, this work examines the links between the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament, the interpretations of his teachings by the Apostles, and the changes and developments in the nature and understanding of the papal office under successive bishops of Rome. The role and power of the ... Read more
The papacy is the greatest and longest-lasting institution in the history of the West. Paul Collins describes the evolution of the office of the papacy over the past two millennia, from St Peter to Pope John Paul II. Some recent histories of the papacy have treated it as a political or social phenomenon, this work examines the links between the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament, the interpretations of his teachings by the Apostles, and the changes and developments in the nature and understanding of the papal office under successive bishops of Rome. The role and power of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Melbourne Univ Pr
Condition
New
Number of Pages
418
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522848496
SKU
V9780522848496
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About Paul Collins
Paul Collins is a Catholic priest. Trained in history at Harvard University and the Australian National University, he is a well-known broadcaster and writer of popular theology. His previous books include God's Earth (1995), which became an ABC TV documentary, and Papal Power: A Proposal for Change in Catholicism's Third Millennium (1997), which is currently under investigation by the Congregation ... Read more
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