A History of the Councils of the Church
Author | : Charles Joseph Hefele |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 2506 |
Release | : 2007-02-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781556352478 |
ISBN-13 | : 1556352476 |
Rating | : 4/5 (476 Downloads) |
Download or read book A History of the Councils of the Church written by Charles Joseph Hefele and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 2506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karl Hefele's 'Conciliengeschichte' was one of the most significant works of Catholic historical scholarship in the nineteenth century. William Clark's translation presents the first two and a half volumes of Hefele's study, up to the Second Council of Nicaea (the German original is nine volumes, through the year 1536). This study marked a new stage in the study of conciliar action.