FROM THE PUBLISHER

This history of the Catholic church tells the story of the 2000-year relationship between Jesus and the believers who have followed him. It is a story of people-peasants and popes, saints and heretics, martyrs and apostates-and how the faith has been passed down throughout the ages, generation to generation. The information is concise yet insightful, rendering a complete and accurate portrait of this centuries-old institution. Carl Koch is an adjunct professor at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. He is the author of 28 books including Creating a Christian Lifestyle and Praying with John Baptist de La Salle. He lives in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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