J.N.D. Kelly and Michael Walsh
304 entries
‘... invaluable and much needed... ’ — Guardian
This acclaimed papal Who's Who presents biographical accounts in chronological order of all the officially recognized popes from St Peter to Pope Benedict XVI. This edition has a new expanded entry on John Paul II. Providing a continuous history of the papacy, it also includes all the irregularly elected 'antipopes' and discusses the tradition that there had been a female pope.
A fascinating read for students of theology and history, as well as the general reader with an interest in Christian history.
J.N.D. Kelly is a distinguished Church historian and former Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He is a Canon of Chichester Cathedral and a Fellow of the British Academy; since 1966 he has been a member of the Academic council of the Ecumenical Theological Institute in Jerusalem.
ISBN-13: 9780198614333
ISBN-10: 0198614330
Publishing history: published 1986, updated 2005
