Triumph : the power and the glory of the Catholic Church : a 2000-year history

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Triumph : the power and the glory of the Catholic Church : a 2000-year history / H.W. Crocker III.

Summary:

For 2,000 years, Catholicism--the largest religion in the world and in the United States--has shaped global history on a scale unequaled by any other institution. But until now, Catholics interested in their faith have been hard-pressed to find an accessible, affirming, and exciting history of the Church. Triumph is that history. Inside, you'll discover the spectacular story of the Church from the days of St. Peter--the first pope--to the turbulent reign of Pope Francis in the twenty-first century. It is a sweeping drama of Roman legions, great crusades, epic battles, toppled empires, heroic saints, and enduring faith. And there are stormy controversies: Dark Age skullduggery, the Inquisition, the Renaissance popes, the Protestant Revolt, Communist and Nazi persecution, the Church's defense of chastity (and sanity) amidst a seemingly endless sexual revolution, and the new Dark Age perhaps visible on the horizon. A brawling, colorful history full of inspiring pageantry and spirited polemic, Triumph will exhilarate, amuse, and infuriate as it extols the glories of Catholic history and the gripping stories of its greatest men and women. -- Dust jacket.

Updated from its original publication over 20 years ago, a sweeping and often-epic history of the Catholic Church.

Record details

ISBN: 9781684514922
ISBN: 1684514924
Physical Description: xx, 628 pages ; 23 cm
Edition: Updated and expanded
Publisher: Washington, D C : Regnery Publishing, [2023]
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-628) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Prologue: In hoc signo vinces -- 1. Fons et Origo -- 2. Under the Roman Imperium -- 3. Trial by Fire -- 4. Constantine -- 5. The War for the Empire -- 6. A New Barbarian World Order -- 7. The Restoration of Catholic Europe -- 8. The Rise -- and Near Fall -- of Christendom -- 9. The Crusades -- 10. Crusaders in the West -- 11. Inquisition -- 12. Fleur-de-lis and Iron Cross -- 13. Renaissance -- 14. Turks and Protestants -- 15. Thrust and Counterthrust -- 16. A Century of War -- 17. Religion's Retreat -- 18. Revolution -- 19. Revival and the Syllabus of Errors -- 20. The Century of Martyrs -- 21. The Global Struggle -- Epilogue: A Few Good Men.