Inside the Vatican : the politics and organization of the Catholic Church /

Drawing on more than a hundred interviews with Vatican officials, this book affords a firsthand look at the people, the politics, and the organization behind the institution. Thomas Reese brings remarkable clarity to the almost Byzantine bureaucracy of congregations, agencies, secretariats, tribunal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reese, Thomas J., 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1996.
Temas:
Catholic Church > Government > History.
Catholic Church > Doctrines > History.
Église catholique > Gouvernement > Histoire.
Église catholique > Doctrines > Histoire.
Catholic Church
Papacy > History.
Councils and synods.
Church management.
Papauté > Histoire.
Conciles et synodes.
Église > Administration.
Church management
Councils and synods
Papacy
Political science
Theology, Doctrinal
Rooms-Katholieke Kerk.
Apostolische Stoel.
Politieke structuur.
Organisatiestructuur.
Eglise catholique > Gouvernement > Histoire.
Vatican City > History.
Vatican City
Vatican > Histoire.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Drawing on more than a hundred interviews with Vatican officials, this book affords a firsthand look at the people, the politics, and the organization behind the institution. Thomas Reese brings remarkable clarity to the almost Byzantine bureaucracy of congregations, agencies, secretariats, tribunals, nunciatures, and offices, showing how they serve the pope and, through him, the universal church.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 317 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-307) and index.
ISBN:9780674418011
0674418018

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