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We can¿t understand the issues swirling in today¿s Catholic Church without understanding the past. In this book acclaimed historian John W. O¿Malley, SJ, illuminates contentious issues¿from celibacy to the role of the pope¿through their history and then shows how that past connects with life today.

In The Jesuits, acclaimed historian John W. O'Malley, SJ, provides essential historical background from Ignatius of Loyola through Pope Francis. Concise and compelling, this book is an accessible introduction for anyone interested in world or church history. The paperback features a new Preface that examines the global work of the Jesuits today.

A History of the Popes tells the story of the oldest living institution in the Western world--the papacy. From its origins in Saint Peter, Jesus' chief disciple, through Pope Benedict XVI today, the popes have been key players in virtually all of the great dramas of the western world in the last two thousand years. Acclaimed church historian John W. O'Malley's engaging narrative examines the 265 individuals who have claimed to be Peter's succe...

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A History of the Popes" tells the story of the oldest living institution in the Western world--the papacy. Acclaimed church historian O'Malley's engaging narrative examines the 265 individuals who have claimed to be Peter's successors.