Mgr. Philip Hughes, "The Church in Crisis: A History of the General Councils,
325 - 1870.
A comprehensive survey of the origins, accomplishments and significance of
the twenty General Councils of the Church. Explains the nature and function
of General Councils, and tells how each was called and what it accomplished,
in the context of the climate of the times, the men who took part, and the
intellectual currents which lay behind the final pronouncements.
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