Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Forced baptisms Forced baptisms Marina Caffiero "This book makes use of newly available archival sources to reexamine the Roman Catholic Church's policy, from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, of coercing the Jews of Rome into converting to C… OL16471041W
Avignon and Its Papacy, 1309-1417 Avignon and Its Papacy, 1309-1417 Joëlle Rollo-Koster "Through a blend of political and social history, the author tells the tale of the transplanted papacy in Avignon, bringing to life the fourteenth-century capital of Christianity"-- OL20218330W
Catholicism and history Catholicism and history Owen Chadwick Continual and sometimes heated interest is shown in the control by governments over documents in their possession, and in the time during which access to them is denied - and not only on the part of … OL2697825W
Mistress of the Vatican Mistress of the Vatican Eleanor Herman "We have just elected a female pope." —Cardinal Alessandro Bichi, 1644 Today's Roman Catholic Church firmly states that women must be excluded from church leadership positions, but they neglect to me… OL5724490W
The Early Coptic Papacy The Early Coptic Papacy Stephen J. Davis The Copts, adherents of the Egyptian Orthodox Church, today represent the largest Christian community in the Middle East, and their presiding bishops have been accorded the title of pope since the th… OL5813199W
Rome sweet home Rome sweet home Scott Hahn For the last few years, Scott and Kimberly Hahn have been speaking around the country - and making tapes that circulate around the globe - sharing with thousands all about their conversion to the Cat… OL82159W