Larger	The Catholic Church : A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles) Author: Hans Kung
	Book Information Publisher: Modern Library Book Type: Paperback Rating: 3 ISBN-13: 9780812967623 - ISBN-10: 0812967623 Publication Date: 1/7/2003 Pages: 272

In this extraordinary book, the controversial and profoundly influential Hans Küng chronicles the Roman Catholic Church’s role as a world power throughout history. Along the way, he examines the great schisms—between East and West, and Catholic and Protestant—as well as the evolving role of the papacy, the stories of the great reforming popes, and the expansion of a global church infrastructure. The book concludes with a searching assessment of how the Catholic faith will confront the immense challenges posed in the new millennium by those seeking reform of traditional strictures.