The History of the Catholic Church: From the Apostolic Age to the Third Millennium

A magisterial, sweeping overview of the largest branch of Christianity, History of the Catholic Church covers Church history from the Apostolic Age to the Third Millenium. It charts the events, personalities, councils, movements, orders, and popes who helped turn the world's darkness into pinpoints of divine light. Based on solid research and years of teaching, Hitchcock's ambitious work is comprehensive in scope and incisive in its understanding, a valuable addition to any school or home library.