Church

The Church is a lucid, balanced, and readable booka work of integration that is always reasonable, well informed, honest, and deeply hopeful.CommonwealIn The Church, renowned religious historian and Vatican expert Richard P. McBrien offers a sweeping history of the evolution of the Roman Catholic Church, its influence and power in an ever-changing world. From Jesuss apostle Peter to Pope Benedict XVI, The Church is a remarkable achievement that delves deeply into the past and the future ofChristianitys largest branchin fact, the largest religious institution in the worldexploring its politics, doctrines, and the way the Roman Catholic Church views itself.