Saints and Sinners

A History of the Popes

Eamon Duffy

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English

Yale University
01 November 2014

Religion & beliefs; Church history; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Christian leaders & leadership

This engrossing book encompasses the extraordinary history of the papacy, from its beginnings to the present day. This new edition covers the unprecedented resignation of Benedict XVI and the election of the first Argentinian pope.

Praise for the earlier editions:

“Duffy enlivens the long march through church history with anecdotes that bring the different pontiffs to life. . . . Saints and Sinners is a remarkable achievement.”—Piers Paul Read, The Times (London)

“A distinguished text . . . offering plenty of historical facts and sobering, valuable judgments.”—Henry Chadwick, New York Times Book Review

“Will fascinate anyone wishing to better understand the history of the Catholic Church and the forces that have shaped the role of the papacy.”—Gloria J. Tysl, Christian Century

By: Eamon Duffy
Imprint: Yale University
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 517g
ISBN: 9780300206128
ISBN 10: 0300206127
Pages: 500
Publication Date: 01 November 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eamon Duffy, professor of the history of Christianity and fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, is also the author of The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400--1580 and The Voices of Morebath, both published by Yale University Press.

Reviews for Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes

[A] minor masterpiece which is everything good, popular history ought to be. . . . The most comprehensive single-volume history of the popes in print. -John Adamson, Sunday Telegraph (on the previous edition) [T]races the history of the papacy from its humble beginnings . . . with St. Peter, to the distinctly different institution . . . [of] today. -Washington Post Book World