Joseph Mccabe

Crises in the History of the Papacy

A study of twenty famous popes whose careers and whose influence were important in the development of the church and in the history of the world

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Produktbeschreibung

"There are other religions, there's only one pope." J. PeladanProbably no religious institution in the world has had so remarkable a history, and assuredly none has attracted so large and varied a literature, as the Papacy. From the early centuries of the Church to the upheavals of modern times, the Papacy has stood at the crossroads of faith, politics, and power. Joseph McCabe, gives us a sketch of papal history, or, rather, an erudite and incisive study of its critical phases. In this compelling historical account, he examines twenty pivotal pontificates that shaped not only the Catholic Church but also the broader course of Western civilisation. This work concludes with a comprehensive chronological list of all popes from the earliest times through Leo XIV in 2025.This fully annotated and updated edition remains a valuable resource for historians, theologians, and all readers interested in the intersection of religion and history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alicia Editions
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 600g
• ISBN-13: 9782384556694
• ISBN-10: 238455669X
• Artikelnr.: 76340319

Autorenporträt

Joseph Martin McCabe was an English free thought writer and speaker who had previously served as a Roman Catholic priest. He has been described as "one of the great mouthpieces of free thought in England . McCabe became a critic of the Catholic Church and joined organizations like the Rationalist Association and the National Secular Society. He criticized Christianity from a rationalist standpoint, but he was also involved in the South Place Ethical Society, which emerged from dissenting Protestantism and was a forerunner of modern secular humanism. He was born on 12 November 1867 and died on 10 January 1955. McCabe was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, to an Irish Catholic family, but he moved to Manchester as a child. He joined the Franciscan order at the age of 15 and completed a year of basic studies at Gorton Monastery. His novitiate year was spent in Killarney, followed by the balance of his priestly study at Forest Gate in Essex (now St Bonaventure's Catholic School). In 1890, he was ordained as a priest under the name Father Antony.