Lives Of The Popes: The Pontiffs From St Peter To Benedict XVI

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Lives Of The Popes: The Pontiffs From St Peter To Benedict XVI
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard P McBrien
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:522
Dimensions(mm): Height 233,Width 156
Category/GenreRoman Catholicism and Roman Catholic churches
Mind, Body, Spirit - thought and practice
ISBN/Barcode 9780060878078
ClassificationsDewey:B
Audience
General
Edition Updated ed.
Illustrations Illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint HarperOne
Publication Date 17 March 2006
Publication Country United States

Description

A Fascinating Guide to the Real Lives of the Popes--recently updated to include the passing of John Paul II and the election of Bendedict XVI

Author Biography

Richard P. McBrien is Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Educated at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, he has also served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America. A leading authority on Catholicism, he is the bestselling author of Catholicism, Lives of the Popes, and Lives of the Saints, as well as the general editor of The HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism. Most recently a consultant for ABC News, McBrien offers regular commentary on all the major television networks. He is also a prizewinning syndicated columnist in the Catholic press.

Reviews

"This short encyclopedia... is an indispensable reference."--Newsweek