Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes (Paperback)

Eamon Duffy (author)

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Paperback 500 Pages
Published: 01/11/2014

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Synopsis

This engrossing book encompasses the extraordinary history of the papacy, from its beginnings to the present day. This new edition covers the unprecedented resignation of Benedict XVI and the election of the first Argentinian pope.
Praise for the earlier editions:

"Duffy enlivens the long march through church history with anecdotes that bring the different pontiffs to life. . . . Saints and Sinners is a remarkable achievement."-Piers Paul Read, The Times (London)

"A distinguished text . . . offering plenty of historical facts and sobering, valuable judgments."-Henry Chadwick, New York Times Book Review

"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

Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300206128
Number of pages: 500
Weight: 517 g
Dimensions: 197 x 127 x 4 mm
Edition: 4th Revised edition

MEDIA REVIEWS

"[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 (on the previous edition)

"[T]races the history of the papacy from its humble beginnings . . . with St. Peter, to the distinctly different institution . . . [of] today."-Washington Post Book World