TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vidmar,John
TI  - The Catholic Church through the ages: a history 
SN  - 9781616432157 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BX945.3 .V53 2005eb
U1  - 282/.09 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Paulist Press
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - History
KW  - RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-356) and index; Introduction I. The; First Age of the Church (33-330 AD) --; The; Early Church --; A; Jewish Sources of Christianity --; B; Roman Sources of Christianity --; C; Influence of Jewish and Sources on Christianity --; D; Christian Sources --; E; Paul --; F; Attacks on Christianity --; G; Rival religions --; H. The; Life of the Early Church --; I. The; End of the First age --; J. Recommended Readings --; K. Notes --; II. The; Second Age of the Church (330-650 AD) --; The; Age of the Fathers --; A. The; Fathers of the Church --; B. The; Papacy --; C. The; First Christological Councils --; D; St. Augustine (354-430) --; E. The; Veneration of the Saints --; F. The; Rise of Monasticism --; G. The; End of the second age --; H. Recommended Reading --; I. Notes --; III. The; Third Age of the Church (650-1000) --; The; Dark Ages --; A; Islam --; B. The; Byzantine Church and the Eastern Schism --; C. The; Barbarians --; D. The; Papacy (955-1057) --; E. The; End of the Third Age --; F. Recommended readings --; G. Notes --; IV. The; Fourth Age of the Church (1050-1450) --; The; Middle Ages --; A. The; Crusades --; B. The; New Religious Orders --; C; Scholasticism --; D; Medieval Mysticism --; E. The; Medieval Inquisition --; F. The; Spanish Inquisition --; G; Innocent III --; H. The; Decline of the Papacy --; I. The; End of the Fourth Age --; J. Recommended readings --; K. Notes --; V. The; Fifth Age of the Church (1450-1789) --; Protestant and Catholic Reformations --; A. The; Renaissance --; B. The; Reformation on the Continent --; C. The; English Reformation --; D. The; Reformation in Scotland --; E; Protestantism --; F. The; Catholic response --; G. The; Missions (1500-1800) --; H. The; End of the Fifth age --; I; Chronology of the Reformation --; J. Recommended Readings --; K. Notes --; VI. The; Sixth Age of the Church (1789-present) --; The; Modern Age --; A. The; Enlightenment or the Age of Reason --; B. The; French Revolution --; C. The; Aftermath of Revolution --; D. The; Catholic Church in the United States --; E. Social Catholicism --; F. The; Revival of the Missions (1800-2000) --; G; War and disctatorship --; H; Nazi Germany and the Catholic Church --; I; Post-World War II Catholicism --; J. The; End of the Sixth age --; K. Recommended readings --; L. Notes --; Chronological list of the Popes
N2  - "Renowned Catholic historian Christopher Dawson divided the history of the Catholic Church into six "ages" or 350- to 400-year periods that each began with great vitality and ended in decline and loss. In The Catholic Church Through the Ages Fr. John Vidmar surveys the history of the church, from its beginnings up to Pope Benedict XVI's pontificate, through Dawson's lens. He writes with enthusiasm and a down-to-earth quality born of years of teaching. Each chapter ends with an annotated list of readings and audio-visuals, and even includes historical novels to help convey a "feeling" for an age. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET
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