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The Doctors of the Church: Thirty-Three Men and Women Who Shaped Christianity (2nd Edition) Spiral-Bound |

Bernard McGinn

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Written by one of the great authorities on Catholic wisdom, this user friendly resource is designed as a general introduction to the 33 remarkable individuals who shaped the understanding of the Church’s faith. After a brief account of the concept and development of the office of doctor ecclesiae, sketches of the lives and teachings of the influential doctors are presented in chronological order. A list of major translations of each doctor’s writings for further reading is also included.
Publisher: Independent Publishers Group
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 280 pages
ISBN-10: 0824525493
Item Weight: 0.7 lbs
Dimensions: 6.0 x 0.8 x 9.0 inches
"This is an engagingly written book on a topic little studied. One could learn a good deal about the history of theology while finding clues for further reading in McGinn's fine bibliographies." —Lawrence Cunningham, Commonweal magazine

Bernard McGinn is a lecturer, a professor, and the author of The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism and The Mystical Thought of Meister Eckhart. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.