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The historical context in which theological understandings have developed play an important role in our understanding of the modern church. In this book, Sulpician priest and scholar Frederick J. Cwiekowski traces the theology of the church, beginning with the community of disciples during Jesus' ministry and the New Testament era. He continues through the various periods of history, highlighting events from both the East and West, including the remarkable developments surrounding the Second Vatican Council, the post-conciliar period, and today's pontificate of Pope Francis. With this book, intended for general readers and students of theology, Cwiekowski hopes to promote an appreciation of the mystery that is the church.
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"The book The Church: Theology in History is an invaluable resource to help us reconnect with the historical dimension of the Church. Offering a unified narrative of the theological tradition as Church history is crucial, particularly today in an age of dissonant, ahistorical understandings of Christianity's past."
Massimo Faggioli, Professor of Historical Theology, Villanova University
"The Church is a gift to students, teachers, parishioners, pastors, and anyone else hoping to know more about how the Christian community has understood itself over the centuries. Cwiekowski wears his learning lightly, drawing on the very best of contemporary scholarship to tell an engaging story of both continuity and change in the church. All the qualities that marked his earlier bestseller The
Edward P. Hahnenberg, Author of Theology for Ministry: An Introduction for Lay Ministers
"Clear, calm, historically sensitive, and well-structured, Fr. Cwiekowski's book will be helpful for anyone-college students, candidates for ecclesial ministries, scholars, and general readers-interested in understanding better the Church in its historical journey and in its contemporary situation."
Christopher J. Ruddy, Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, The Catho