Thomas S. Bokenkotter (1924–2021)
Autore di A Concise History of the Catholic Church
Sull'Autore
Thomas Bokenkotter teaches at Xavier University.
Opere di Thomas S. Bokenkotter
Cardinal Newman as an historian. 2 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1924-08-19
- Data di morte
- 2021-07-11
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Organizzazioni
- Roman Catholic Church
Utenti
Recensioni
Excellent analysis of the development of the Catholic theology but written so a lay person can understand it.
Excellent presentation of the ups and downs of the Catholic Church with a focus on the critical moments.
An excellent history up to the end of the Second Vatican Council in 1965 and its aftermath (first 75% of the book). Thereafter it goes downhill (final 25%). Readers should know that this book was first published in 1977. New editions with added material were released in 1979, 1990, 2004, and 2005. Unfortunately, the new material was simply tacked on to the old with apparently no effort to update the language, verb tenses, etc. in the older text to reflect the fact that time had passed between the additions/editions. Should have ended so much better.… (altro)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 5
- Utenti
- 1,035
- Popolarità
- #24,872
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 8
- ISBN
- 11
On the other hand, the writing regularly crosses the line from biography to hagiography, with many characters introduced as "bold" or "working tirelessly". If an editor had toned down the superlatives, the rest of the book may have been more believably objective.