History of the Catholic Church: From the Apostolic Age to the Third Millennium

by James Hitchcock

Book Overview

The Catholic Church is the longest-enduring institution in the world. Beginning with the first Christians and continuing in our present day, the Church has been planted in every nation on earth.

The Catholic Church claims Jesus Christ himself as her founder, and in spite of heresy from within and hostility from without, she remains in the twenty-first century the steadfast guardian of belief in his life, death, and resurrection. The teachings and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586176641
• ISBN13: 9781586176648
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.3" x 10.2"