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The history of the Roman Catholic Church is the gateway to understanding 2,000 years of Western and at times world civilization. Edward Norman's lavishly illustrated new account, set to become a classic, begins with how Roman Catholics understand their faith, before telling the story of the multifarious ways in which their Church has shaped the lives and beliefs of Christian and non-Christians alike. Every Roman Catholic should read this book; and everyone with the least interest in what shaped our world today will learn from it. 'The most intellectually bracing short history of the Roman Catholic Church to have appeared for decades' - Sunday Telegraph 'Stunningly beautiful to look at, lovely to the touch, and crammed with marvellously evocative illustrations ... even if the text provokes and annoys, and it might, even if it has you purring in agreement, as it did, you can always wallow in the illustrations' - New Directions 'Concise, scholarly and sympathetic ... a formidable achievement ... the scholarship displayed is meticulous, the prose carefully modulated' - Catholic Herald

Roman Catholic Church

Introduction * 1. Catholic Origins * 2. The Separation of East and West 3. Medieval Panorama * 4. Reformation * 5. Teach All Nations * 6. The Church and the Modern State * 7. Uncertain Frontiers