A History of the Church, Volume III Stories “The Christian

“The Christian

and emotions as the primary faculties for human action

and rend your hearts and not your garments

National Catholic Register

and Saint Bridget of Sweden

A History of the Church, Volume III Stories “The ChristianBy Philip Hughes To survey the history of the Catholic Church is, in the words of Eamon Duffy, to be left with a sense of the intractable complexity of the historical reality of the Church and its institutions. To do justice to this complexity, Philip Hughes wrote an ambitious, three volume survey of Church historycomprehensive in scope yet introductory and accessible in detail. Volume III: The Revolt Against the Church covers the critical period of