Saints and Sinners; A History of the Popes; Third Edition

by Eamon Duffy

• ISBN13: 9780300115970
• ISBN10: 0300115970
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-08-09
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

This engrossing book encompasses the extraordinary history of the papacy, from its beginnings nearly two thousand years ago to the present day. In this new edition, the final chapter has been expanded to cover the last years of John Paul II and the election of Benedict XVI. Praise for the earlier editions: "[A] minor masterpiece which is everything good, popular history ought to be. . . . The most comprehensive single-volume history of the popes in print."John Adamson,Sunday Telegraph "Duffy enlivens the long march through church history with anecdotes that bring the different pontiffs to life. . . . Saints and Sinnersis a remarkable achievement."Piers Paul Read,The Times(London) "Will fascinate anyone wishing to better understand the history of the Catholic Church and the forces that have shaped the role of the papacy."Gloria J. Tysl,Christian Century

Author Biography

Eamon Duffy is professor of the history of Christianity, and fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Preface to the Second Edition	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
'Upon This Rock' c. ad 33-461
From Jerusalem to Rome	p. 1
The Bishops of Rome	p. 13
The Age of Constantine	p. 23
The Birth of Papal Rome	p. 37
Between Two Empires 461-1000
Under Gothic Kings	p. 48
The Age of Gregory the Great	p. 59
The Byzantine Captivity of the Papacy	p. 72
Empires of the West	p. 86
Set Above Nations 1000-1447
The Era of Papal Reform	p. 110
From Papal Reform to Papal Monarchy	p. 128
The Pinnacle of Papal Power	p. 138
Exile and Schism	p. 151
Protest and Division 1477-1774
The Renaissance Popes	p. 177
The Crisis of Christendom	p. 196
The Counter-Reformation	p. 208
The Popes in an Age of Absolutism	p. 230
The Pope and the People 1774-1903
The Church and the Revolution	p. 247
From Recovery to Reaction	p. 260
Pio Nono: The Triumph of Ultramontanism	p. 286
Ultramontanism with a Liberal Face: The Reign of Leo XIII	p. 305
The Oracles of God 1903-2005
The Age of Intransigence	p. 319
The Attack on Modernism	p. 325
The Age of the Dictators	p. 332
The Age of Vatican II	p. 354
Papa Wojtyla	p. 369
The Way We Live Now	p. 386
Chronological List of Popes and Antipopes	p. 397
Glossary	p. 406
How a New Pope Is Made	p. 415
Notes	p. 421
Bibliographical Essay	p. 428
Picture Credits	p. 456
Index	p. 457
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