| Description |
352 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Jews and Gentiles -- A church divided -- A church awaiting the end of time -- A church helping the needy -- A church becoming organized -- A church separating from the synagogue -- 2. Martyrs, sinners and heretics -- Christians under persecution -- Christians initiating new members -- Christians seeking forgiveness -- Christians caring for the poor and needy -- Christians seeking unity: The great church councils -- 3. Monks, Barbarians and Pastors -- Monasticism -- The mission to the Barbarians -- The Celtic penitentials -- Priests and parishes -- The "pastoral rule" of Gregory the Great -- 4. Friars, pilgrims and the diseased -- Mendicant friars -- Popular piety -- Confraternities -- Healing ministries -- 5. Protesters and reformers -- The Protestant Reformation on the Continent -- The Protestant Reformation in England -- Catholic reform: The Council of Trent -- |
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6. Spiritual enthusiasts -- The Jesuits and the new religious orders -- Jansenism and the new morality -- Guidance in the spiritual life -- The new world -- Spiritual revivalism -- 7. Liberals, workers and missionaries -- The French Revolution and civil liberties -- Liberalism and the papacy -- The Industrial Revolution -- The social gospel -- The Salvation Army -- The age of colonization and mission -- 8. Migrants, Teachers and Nurses -- A church of migrants -- Catholic education -- Nursing -- 9. A renewed church -- Three revolutions -- Catholic action -- The Second Vatican Council -- Women and the church -- Marriage, sex and human relationships -- Pastoral counseling and spiritual direction -- 10. A global mission -- Social justice, communism and liberation theology -- The church and globalization -- Conclusion |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliographical references (pages [304]-335.) |
| Audience |
For tertiary students |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- History.
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Pastoral care.
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Pastoral counseling.
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Pastoral theology -- Catholic Church.
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Pastoral theology -- Catholic Church -- History.
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Pastoral care -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
1876295791 |
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