| Description |
ix, 326 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
1. 'Upon This Rock' c. AD 33-461. I. From Jerusalem to Rome. II. The Bishops of Rome. III. The Age of Constantine. IV. The Birth of Papal Rome -- 2. Between Two Empires 461-1000. I. Under Gothic Kings. II. The Age of Gregory the Great. III. The Byzantime Captivity of the Papacy. IV. Empires of the West -- 3. Set Above Nations 1000-1447. I. The Era of Papal Reform. II. From Papal Reform to Papal Monarchy. III. The Pinnacle of Papal Power. IV. Exile and Schism -- 4. Protest and Division 1447-1774. I. The Renaissance Popes. II. The Crisis of Christendom. III. The Counter-Reformation. IV. The Popes in an Age of Absolutism -- 5. The Pope and the People 1774-1903. I. The Church and the Revolution. II. From Recovery to Reaction. III. Pio Nono: The Triumph of Ultramontanism. IV. Ultramontanism with a Liberal Face: The Reign of Leo XIII -- 6. The Oracles of God 1903-1997. I. The Age of Intransigence. II. The Age of the Dictators. III. The Age of Vatican II. IV. The Way We Live Now |
| Summary |
Chronicles the history of the papacy from its beginnings to the reign of John Paul II |
| Analysis |
Papacy - History |
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Popes - Biography |
| Notes |
Produced by Opus Television for S4C in association with RTE (Ireland) and La Cinquième (France) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical essay and index |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- History.
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Papacy -- History.
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Popes -- Biography.
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Popes.
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| Author |
S4C (Firm)
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| LC no. |
97060897 |
| ISBN |
0300073321 |
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0300077998 (paperback) |
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