Illustrated History of the Church: The Great Challenges [Hardcover]

Guy Bedouelle (Author)

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Publication Date: June 30, 2006

"An Illustrated History of the Church, the Great Challenges" is for anyone fascinated by history, for anyone curious about the role of Christianity through the centuries, and for anyone who loves art. This stunning book will present a new way to learn-through two parallel pathways of reading and seeing, of words and images. Together, the author's lucid and engaging text and the 566 illustrations with explanatory captions provide not simply a history, but a vivid, multidimensional experience of the Church from early Christian times to the present day.

The many high-quality reproductions and their illuminating captions allow you to see the architecture, sculpture, pictorial and decorative art of each period, and are designed to lead you to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the role of the Church and art in human events.

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About the Author

Guy Bedouelle is a professor of Church history in the School of Theology at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland and president of the Center for Dominican Studies of Saulchoir in Paris. He entered the Dominican Order in 1965 after studying law and political science. A member from its inception of the editorial committee of the "Revue Catholique Internationale", "Communio" and editor of the journals "Mémoire dominicaine" and "La Pierre d'Angle", he has also published a number of books on French and English humanism, on liberal Catholics of the nineteenth century, and on the relationship of the cinema to the spiritual.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Liturgy Training Publications (June 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568545169
• ISBN-13: 978-1568545165
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,497,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Illustrated History of the Church: The Great Challenges (Hardcover)

a strong and beautiful work, this book takes us through the complex history of the roman catholic church by looking at crises that have arisen and been met, sometimes with grace and sometimes not quite so gracefully. this volume deserves repeated readings, and i do so yearly now that i own a copy.