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User Review - rpfeynman - Overstock.comThis book is an excellent reference for a history of the papacy. The descriptions of each pope are only a few pages so one can get some relevant information rather quickly very useful! Read full review
The Oxford dictionary of Popes
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictKelly 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 ... Read full review
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