The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, Volume 1: The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition (100-600)

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University of Chicago Press, 1971 - Religion - 395 pages
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In this five-volume opus—now available in its entirety in paperback—Pelikan traces the development of Christian doctrine from the first century to the twentieth.

"Pelikan's The Christian Tradition [is] a series for which they must have coined words like 'magisterial'."—Martin Marty, Commonweal

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Pelikan's History of the Development of Doctrine is a magisterial five volume labour of love, and this, volume four, is no exception. Intricately woven narratives tracing, it must always be remembered ... Read full review

A phenomenal Work

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A phenomenal book by Jaroslav Pelikan. "The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition(100-600)" is the first of five in his series The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine. Pelikan ... Read full review

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About the author (1971)

Jaroslav Pelikan is Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University.