Studies on the Early Papacy

by Dom John Chapman, John Charles Chapman, John Chapman

Book Overview

John Chapman, fourth abbot of Downside Abbey, was a renowned scholar of the early Church. Taking up the question of the papal primacy in the first centuries of Christianity, he eschews selective apologetics in favor of a reasoned study of textual sources in the context of historical events. By these he illustrates the position of the bishop of Rome in the early Church through the prominent and authoritative role taken by or expected of him at pivotal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475044909
• ISBN13: 9781475044904
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"