books: to the synod

books: to the synod

books:

To the synod

The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325-787): Their History and Theology (Theology and Life Series 21)

Leo Donald Davis

Liturgical Press, 1990

An outstanding examination . . .
. . . of the "Age of the Councils" -- that 450 year period which gave the Church the first Seven Ecumenical Councils. This is the single best one-volume treatment of this extensive subject that I have ever seen. An in-depth introductory chapter sets the historical, ...

The Early Papacy: To the Synod of Chalcedon in 451

Adrian Fortescue

Ignatius Press, 2008

A CLASSIC LOOK AT THE PAPACY
Fortescue argues the essential Catholic doctrines of the early understanding of the papacy with great authority and learning. This reviewer found much I didn't know and reinforced many things I knew but could never have said so elegantly. The volume is detailed and ...

How to Minister Among Older Adults: As Life's Journey Continues

Charles T. Knippel

Concordia Publishing House, 2006

How to Minister Among Older Adults
Knippel, Charles T. How to Minister Among Older Adults. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2005. (173 pages) Charles Knippel has written an interesting guide for ministers. In this book he lays out quite a lot of information from the perspective of a ...

The General Councils: A History of the Twenty-One Church Councils from Nicaea to Vatican II

Christopher M. Bellitto

Paulist Press, 2002

Another View of the Church
This short, well organized, clearly written, book opens a window on the church well worth looking into. It goes some way into correcting fundamentalist views of the Church as a monolithic organization run by a dictatorial head. It also sheds light on the way the Church ...