Pilgrim church
Subtitle: a popular history of Catholic Christianity
By: William J. Bausch.
Contributors: Cannon, Carol Ann.; Obach, Robert E.
Edition: Rev. & expanded / Carol Ann Cannon, Robert Obach.
Publisher: Twenty-Third Publications
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Mystic, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 465
Subjects: Catholic Church -- History; Church history
Description: "The more I listen to people, the more I lecture, the more I realize how wide is the gap between the people's understanding of the Church and the Church's historical realities." [Introduction] The author seeks to close this gap by critically exploring such areas as: the rich 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 various liturgies and popular devotions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 456-457) and index.