Lives of the Popes

This captivating history, updated to include the passing of John Paul II and the election of Benedict XVI, provides a complete portrait of the papacy. Written by one of the leading scholars in the field, Lives of the Popes tells the stories of the great variety of men who have occupied the throne of St. Peter over the course of nearly two thousand years: warriors and peacemakers, saints and scoundrels, politicians and pastors, and reformers and nepotists alike. Lives of the Popes features fascinating profiles of all 263 Popes; essays on the papal election process and its future; timelines of papal, ecclesiastical, and secular persons and events; and ratings of all the Popes, from best to worst. Detailed, comprehensive, and highly accessible, Lives of the Popes captures the remarkable story of the papacy and how it transformed Christianity and the world. Richard P. McBrien, bestselling author of Catholicism and general editor of the HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism, is a leading TV, radio, and newspaper commentator on the Catholic Church. He is the Crowley-O'Brien-Walter Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. 'An invaluable reference guide brimming with solid historical data as well as pontifical fun facts.'-Booklist

Autorentext
Richard P. McBrien is Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Educated at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, he has also served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America. A leading authority on Catholicism, he is the bestselling author of Catholicism, Lives of the Popes, and Lives of the Saints, as well as the general editor of The HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism. Most recently a consultant for ABC News, McBrien offers regular commentary on all the major television networks. He is also a prizewinning syndicated columnist in the Catholic press.

Klappentext
Lives of the Pope is the most thorough, vivid, and fascinating history of the papacy available. Renowned Catholic commentator Richard McBrien offers a fresh, intelligent look at each of the 262 popes, including:-The Apostle Peter, the first pope, in his singular role as Vicar of ChristFormosus, the pope whose corpse was exhumed, dressed in full vestments, and subjected to a mock trial for papal misdeedsBoniface, elected pope after having been defrocked twice for immoralityJohn XXIII, perhaps the most beloved pope in all of historyLives of the Popes provides chronologically arranged biographies of the pontiffs, revealing the full sweep of the papacy. Each entry contains essential information on a pontiff's life, major writings, controversies, and deeds both great and evil. McBrien eloquently and powerfully brings to life the unique stories of the popes and reveals how they transformed Christianity and the world.John Paul II, the present Bishop of Rome

Zusammenfassung
The author of the landmark bestseller Catholicism profiles every pope throughout history - the benevolent and the base, the bizarre and the beloved - in one detailed and comprehensive volume.

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