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The Oxford Dictionary of Popes (Oxford Paperback Reference)  
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ISBN: 0192820850
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
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From Library Journal
Kelly is an Anglican scholar-priest, author of the highly regarded Early Christian Creeds (Longman, 1972. 3rd ed.) and Early Christian Doc trines (Harper, 1978. rev. ed.). The Dictionary is a chronological listing of popes from Peter (d. c.64) to John Paul II. Entries contain concise yet interesting biographies, followed by brief bibliographies of selected pri mary and secondary sources. Anti popes, men who claimed to be pope but, "rightly or wrongly," were not officially recognized, are included, as is an appendix on Pope Joan, a leg endary female pope. The result is the ideal reference book: Well written and thoroughly indexed, it also ex hibits fine scholarship. Highly rec ommended both for public and theo logical libraries.Myriel Crowley Eykamp, formerly with MIT Libs.Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.




Oxford Dictionary of Popes

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This acclaimed papal Who's Who presents biographical accounts in chronological order of all the officially recognized popes from St Peter to John Paul II, whose entry has now been expanded and brought up to date. Providing a continuous history of the papacy, it also includes their irregularly elected rivals, the so-called antipopes, and in an appendix discusses the tradition that there had been a female pope.

FROM THE CRITICS

Library Journal

Kelly is an Anglican scholar-priest, author of the highly regarded Early Christian Creeds (Longman, 1972. 3rd ed.) and Early Christian Doctrines (Harper, 1978. rev. ed.). The Dictionary is a chronological listing of popes from Peter (d. c.64) to John Paul II. Entries contain concise yet interesting biographies, followed by brief bibliographies of selected primary and secondary sources. Antipopes, men who claimed to be pope but, ``rightly or wrongly,'' were not officially recognized, are included, as is an appendix on Pope Joan, a legendary female pope. The result is the ideal reference book: Well written and thoroughly indexed, it also exhibits fine scholarship. Highly recommended both for public and theological libraries. Myriel Crowley Eykamp, formerly with MIT Libs.

     



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