Our knowledge of the Catholic faith is immeasurably broadened and deepened by studying twenty centuries of Catholic experience. This book surveys the Church's past from Abelard to Zwingli, introducing the reader to hundreds of fascinating people, places, events, ideas, institutions, and movements that have made their mark on our spiritual heritage and shaped the Church as we know it today. A Servant Book. About the author: Dr. Alan Schreck is a professor of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, specializing in Catholic doctrine, church history, and the teachings of Vatican II. He is the author of several books, including Catholic and Christian; The Compact History of the Catholic Church; The Essential Catholic Catechism; and Vatican II: The Crisis and the Promise. He and his wife, Nancy, have five children and reside in Steubenville, Ohio.
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"Church history," someone has wisely observed, "is theology teaching by example." Our knowledge of the Catholic faith is immeasurably broadened and deepened by studying twenty centuries of Catholic experience. In this book, Dr. Alan Schreck surveys the Church’s past from "Abelard" to "Zwingli," introducing the reader to hundreds of fascinating people, places, events, ideas, institutions, and movements that have made their mark on our spiritual heritage and shaped the Church as we know it today. Each entry in this highly readable "inspirational dictionary" places a subject not just in its historical context, but also in the context of faith, pointing to its significance for contemporary Catholics.
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Alan Schreck is a Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio since 1978. He has written several books including The Essential Catholic Catechism, Catholic and Christian, The Compact History of the Catholic Church, and Hearts Aflame. He is married with 5 children and resides in Steubenville, Ohio.
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Pivotal events and people,
By Rich Leonardi (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Catholic Church History from A to Z: An Inspirational Dictionary (Paperback)
Like his Compact History of the Catholic Church, Alan Schreck's inspirational dictionary provides interested lay Catholics with an accessible guide to the people, institutions, and movements that have shaped two thousand years of Church history. Dr. Schreck covers well known Catholic figures like the major saints on the liturgical calendar and yet also pays attention to less known but pivotal events and people. For example, he includes an entry for the Synod of Whitby, a little-known meeting of bishops that reconciled the growing tension between Celtic and English Catholic communities in the seventh century. Major non-Catholic figures who influenced the Church like Immanuel Kant are also included, as are modern Church heroes like Balthasar, Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), and Giussani. Schreck's book would make a terrific gift for a budding high-school age historian or anyone who wants a brief alphabetic overview of Church history.
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