| Actual Reader Reviews:
A must read for any Catholic, history buff,
or both.
The Roman Catholic Church is the single most
significant institution in history. Bokenkotter colorfully portrays the
triumphs, tragedies and personalities that have guided the Church over
the past two millinia in a brief, easy to read format. This book will not
make anyone an expert on Catholic Church history, nor is it designed to
do so. It will enhance anyone's knowledge of the most significant developments
in history.
Who first wrote the Bible? What made Gregory
so great? What is a "Renaissance Pope?" Did Martin Luther really nail his
thesis to the door of the Cathedral? How did Catholicism spread through
America? What prompted the Vatican II reform movement?
This book provides the basics, and it provides
them clearly and cogently. To write a concise history about the Catholic
Church is no small task. Bokenkotter did it, and he did it soundly.
A reader from New Orleans, LA
the good, the bad, and the ugly
Not easy to put 2000 years under one cover. What
I like about this work is that it is not afraid to report the less than
christian conduct of the sons of the church. At the same time it does not
"bash". An excellent pocket reference.
ignatiusdmc from Tomah, WI |
