Author: John W. O. Malley

Trent, the Catholic Church s attempt to put its house in order after the Reformation, has long been praised and blamed for things it never did. This one-volume history, the first in modern times, exp …

The five pieces in this volume are among the twenty selected for inclusion in volumes 66-70 of the Collected Works of Erasmus, the series of spiritualia and pastoralia. Like many of the other works i …

The ten pieces in this volume are among the twenty selected for inclusion in volumes 66-70 of the Collected Works of Erasmus, the series of spiritualia and pastoralia. Like many of the other works in …

This is the first of five volumes to appear in the section of the CWE devoted to Erasmus” spiritualia, works of spirituality that include such aspects of religion as piety, theology, and the practic …

Recent years have seen scholars in a wide range of disciplines re-evaluate the history of the Society of Jesus. In 1997, a group of scholars convened a major international conference to discuss the w …

In recent years scholars in a range of disciplines have begun to re-evaluate the history of the Society of Jesus. Approaching the subject with new questions and methods, they have reconsidered the im …

In recent years scholars in a range of disciplines have begun to re-evaluate the history of the Society of Jesus. Approaching the subject with new questions and methods, they have reconsidered the im …

Recent years have seen scholars in a wide range of disciplines re-evaluate the history of the Society of Jesus. In 1997, a group of scholars convened a major international conference to discuss the w …

From one of our foremost church historians comes an overarching analysis of the three modern Catholic councils-an assessment of what Catholicism was and has become today.Catholic councils are meeting …

A History of the Popes tells the story of the oldest living institution in the Western worldthe papacy. From its origins in Saint Peter, Jesus chief disciple, through Pope Benedict XVI today, the pop …

As Pope Francis continues to make his mark on the church, there is increased interest in his Jesuit backgroundwhat is the Society of Jesus, how is it different from other religious orders, and how ha …

We can’t understand the issues swirling in today’s Catholic church without understanding the past. In Catholic History for Today’s Church acclaimed historian John W. O’Malley, SJ, illuminates some of …

The workings of Western intelligence in our day–whether in politics or the arts, in the humanities or the church–are as troubling as they are mysterious, leading to the questions: Where are we goin …

During four years in session, Vatican Council II held television audiences rapt with its elegant, magnificently choreographed public ceremonies, while its debates generated front-page news on a near- …