{"product_id":"the-church-in-crisis","title":"The Church in Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Philip Hughes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOn January 25, 1959,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePope John XXIII convoked the Second Vatican Council, initiating a series of history-shaping achievements and crises. Yet, as \u003ci\u003eThe Church in Crisis: A History of the General Councils, 325-1870\u003c\/i\u003e—published one year after that convocation—illustrates, Vatican II is but one among many in that regard. Each of the twenty councils studied in this volume had its origin in a particular crisis within or around the Church—a crisis that by no means received an immediate or convenient resolution. Notable among Hughes’s surveys are those of the Council of Constantinople, which affirmed the Nicene Creed; the Council of Chalcedon, which struck down the heresy of Monophysitism; the First Lateran Council, which adjudicated the separation of spiritual and temporal powers; and the Council of Trent, which condemned the manifold errors of the Protestant Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe General Council of the teaching Church…is an exceptional phenomenon \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ein the life of the Church, and usually it appears in connection \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith some great crisis of that life.\u003c\/em\u003e (Philip Hughes)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eObjective in its analysis and compendious in its treatment of ecclesial, political, and theological matters alike, \u003ci\u003eThe Church in Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating and crucial guide to twenty of the most influential events in the history of the Roman Catholic Church from its beginnings to the end of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Hughes \u003c\/b\u003e(1895–1967) was a Roman Catholic priest, ecclesiastical historian, and prolific author. After holding a professorship in history at St. Thomas College, he served as pastor at various English parishes, as archivist for the Archdiocese of Westminster, and as professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, where he concluded his career. Outstanding among his many works is the three-volume \u003ci\u003eA History of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; E-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e 380pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Immediately following purchase, an .epub file and a .mobi (Kindle) file are available for download.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1952826306\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53100031476079,"sku":"978-1952826306","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":53100031508847,"sku":"978-1952826307","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1500.jpg?v=1781124639","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-church-in-crisis","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}