a popular history of Catholic Christianity Bausch, William J. creator autor. Cannon, Carol Ann. esditor. Obach, Robert E. esditor. text bibliography nju 1998 monographic eng 465 páginas ; 22 centimetros [The author] takes readers on a ... comprehensive journey into the Catholic Church ... [He] realises how wide is the gap between the people's understanding of the Church and the Church's historical realities [and] seeks to close this gap by critically exploring such areas as: the variety of ministries in the early Church; the Crusades; the piety of the Middle Ages; the challenge of the Reformation; the role of the pope; the rise, fall and recent reinstatement of the diaconate; the changing role of women in the Church; and the origins of liturgies and popular devotions.-Back cover. Background and beginnings -- Expansion and its problems -- Structure of the early church -- Ministries, workship and paractices -- Fight for orthodoxy -- First reflections -- Chaos and consolidation -- Carolingian era -- Rise of papal power -- Time of greatness -- East and west -- Half-way reflections -- New nations -- Outside the mainstream -- Reformation -- Dissent, radical and established -- Catholic reform -- Reason and reaction -- Liberalism and conservatism -- Age of Pius IX -- New governments -- Toward Vatican II -- Vatican II and beyond -- Church in the United States -- Final reflections. William J. Bausch ; revised & expanded [by] Carol Ann Cannon, Robert Obach. Bibliografía : páginas 456-457. SEG42 SEG41 SEG40 SEG39 P94 P87 P86 P85 P77 P76 P35 Iglesia Católica Historia Iglesia Católica. Historia de la Iglesia Historia de la Iglesia 282.09 B28 0896223957 9780896223950 PE-LiUPU 170508 20250731172924.0 spa