The Catholic Church, Hans Kung
The Catholic Church, Hans Kung
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The Catholic Church
A Short History

Author: Hans Küng

Narrator: Robert O’Keefe

Unabridged: 8 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/23/2003

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

In 1979 the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith withdrew Hans Küng’s missio canonica. Pope Paul VI approved the censure saying, “We are obligated to declare that in his writings he fell short of integrity and the truth of the Catholic faith.” Through a 1980 agreement with the Vatican, Küng is now permitted to teach, but only under secular auspices. In this acclaimed Modern Library Chronicle, Küng examines the Catholic Church through its many reformations, focusing on the people and events that have molded it into the largest and oldest Christian denomination in the world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brad

The closer Dr. William R. Cook came to the modern times of the Catholic Church, the more his bias as a devout believer and apologist for church behaviour interfered with his objectivity. Similarly, Dr. Cook's devotion to scripture makes his view of the New Testament all too real for the sort of obje......more

Goodreads review by Julie

A wonderful overview of Catholic history told in a very even-handed fashion. Highly recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Igor

Very informative - but biased The author - a catholic himself - has not told everything. What it is quite expected. Nonetheless, the class is an interesting one. LECTURE GUIDES LECTURE 1 - From Jesus to the Creation of the Church LECTURE 2 - The First Christian Institutions LECTURE 3 - Christianities in......more

Goodreads review by Noah

The 3 most interesting points in the book 1. Thanks to various totalitarian regimes, the 20th century produced more Catholic martyrs than the 3rd century (when the romans were feeding christians to lions). Say it with me children of the 20th "we're number 1! We're number 1!" 2. The Donatist heretics......more

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