Church History
Explore trusted Catholic Church history books and resources from Catholic Answers. Discover the early Church, Church Fathers, councils, saints, historical controversies, and the development of Catholic teaching through 2,000 years of Christianity.
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No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy
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Now: $15.25Was: $16.95Though today a devout Catholic priest, when he was a teenager, becoming a priest was the very last thing anyone ever would have expected of Donald Calloway. In his teens he was a heavy drug and...Now: $15.25Was: $16.95 -
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The Spirit and Forms of Protestantism
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Now: $17.95Was: $19.95Louis Bouyer examines the underlying principles and teachings of the 16th century Protestant reformers. These topics include Scripture alone as source of Christian belief, justification by faith...Now: $17.95Was: $19.95 -
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The Papacy: What the Pope Does and Why It Matters
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Now: $14.35Was: $15.95The Papacy explains that without the Pope's divinely guided leadership, the Church would suffer the contradictions and the divisions that many Christian groups know firsthand. The teaching passed...Now: $14.35Was: $15.95 -
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Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls
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Now: $21.95Was: $24.95From award-winning scholar John Bergsma comes an intriguing book that reveals new insights on the Essenes, a radical Jewish community predating Christianity, whose existence, beliefs, and practices...Now: $21.95Was: $24.95 -
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The Teachings of the Church Fathers
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Now: $19.95Was: $21.95The Fathers of the Church have been a vital source of wisdom and inspiration for countless saints, popes, peasants, and converts throughout the history of the Church. In this powerful one-volume...Now: $19.95Was: $21.95 -
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Too Small a World: The Life of Mother Frances Cabrini
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Now: $16.95Was: $18.95"The world is too small," Saint Frances Cabrini (1850–1917) once declared. "I would like to embrace it all, to reach every corner." This compelling, authoritative biography chronicles the astounding...Now: $16.95Was: $18.95 -
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Father Miguel Pro: A Modern Mexican Martyr
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$18.95Now: $14.35Was: $15.95One chilly November morning in 1927, a slender young priest stood before a firing squad in Mexico City. Five shots cracked through the air, and he fell lifeless on the ground. The man was Miguel...$18.95Now: $14.35Was: $15.95 -
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Saint John of the Cross: Master of Contemplation
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$18.95Now: $17.95Was: $19.95Saint John of the Cross is the Church's premier teacher on contemplative prayer. Catholic tradition even calls him the Mystical Doctor. The sixteenth-century Carmelite priest not only wrote four...$18.95Now: $17.95Was: $19.95 -
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Jesus and the Old Testament Roots of the Priesthood
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Now: $20.95Was: $22.95Is there anything in the New Testament about the need for priests in the Church? Many Protestants would argue no. And if you point out that there is a priesthood in the Old Testament, they are likely...Now: $20.95Was: $22.95 -
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A Song for Nagasaki
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$18.95Now: $16.15Was: $17.95On August 9, 1945, an American B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, killing tens of thousands of people in the blink of an eye, while fatally injuring and poisoning thousands more. Among...$18.95Now: $16.15Was: $17.95 -
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Padre Pio Under Investigation
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$18.95Now: $17.95Was: $18.95On June 14, 1921, a priest knocks at the convent in San Giovanni Rotondo. He is in his early forties and wears a simple cassock, but he is no ordinary priest. He is Bishop Raffaello Carlo Rossi,...$18.95Now: $17.95Was: $18.95 -
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Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary
Now: $15.25Was: $16.95Using his in-depth knowledge of the Bible and ancient Judaism, Dr. Pitre uses his familiar voice to answer important questions about the Biblical understanding of Mary and the Church's teaching on...Now: $15.25Was: $16.95