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The Oxford Dictionary of Popes Hardcover – June 5, 1986

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This biographical dictionary is an unrivalled source of information about the astonishing succession of churchmen who have loomed large on the world scene for almost 2,000 years.
The Dictionary contains concise accounts not only of all the officially recognized popes from St. Peter to John Paul II, but also of all their irregularly elected rivals, the so-called antipopes; it also has an appendix recording the once generally credited but long discarded, tradition that at some date in the ninth, tenth, or eleventh century there was a femal pope called Joan. Each pope and antipope is assigned an entry which covers, except where (as in the early centuries) no information is available, his family and social background and pre-papal career as well as his activities in office, and each entry has its separate select bibliography, usually including references to the primary source for the pope's life and his official acts.
The popes have been deliberately arranged in chronological rather than alphabetical order so that each can be studied in his own historical context. The arrangement also means that the book is in effect a continuous history of the papacy. Based on careful research, but eminently readable, it provides revealing vignettes of the extraordinary variety of men who have claimed to be successors of St. Peter, and their varying involvement on great power politics, personal or family aggrandizement, theological controversy, or spiritual leadership. It also presents a graphic and moving picture of the fluctuating fortunes of the Christian church centered in Rome, sometimes submerged by secular forces, but at other times, under popes of determination and vision, staging a spectacular revival and confronting the world (as today) with a daunting challenge.

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J.N.D. Kelly is formerly principal of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford.

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A matchless resource on the history of the Papacy

BL Chronologically arranged and fully indexed

BL Filled with compelling vignettes and portraits
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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.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press (June 5, 1986)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0192139649
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0192139641
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1.28 x 8.75 inches
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    The layout in the Kindle is horrible. I have it one star because it was impossible to give it zero stars. Save your money.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2010
    I frankly found this book to be a extremely well balanced and researched about the rise & fall of the Popes of the Roman Catholic Church. Most books on this subject are either a complete diatribe against Mother Church or full of praise with no complaints. Instead I found it compelling to see it all with "Warts and all".
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2015
    I was looking for a book that was easy to carry around and had just enough info on each pope to begin my daily meditation. This work meets all the criteria I was looking for. I only wish it was updated with Pope's Benedict and Francis.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2018
    This book is a typographical monstrosity! How could Oxford Univ. Press and Amazon allow it to be published?

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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2013
    Obviously, with the recent retirementof Benedict and the eventual election of Francis, I had a few questions, and needed a resource. It answers a lot of questions in a technical way that surprised me about this sort of history. So if you absolutely have to know the answer (or do a lot of crosswords) this is the book for you.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2019
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2012
    There was very small print, but that is nobody's fault. I just wanted more information about Catholic popes. Fine book.Fine book.

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  • Randy Liewicki
    5.0 out of 5 stars Getting Know the Popes
    Reviewed in Canada on May 29, 2013
    This dictionary by the late J. N. D. Kelly proves that he knew the subject well and is easly read. If you need infromation regarding the popes, then this is the one for you.
  • 2nimm
    5.0 out of 5 stars excellent dictionnaire complet mais sans illustrations
    Reviewed in France on September 12, 2011
    livre relié rigide soigné (cuir et dorures) format moyen de 1986; dictionnaire recensant tous les papes et anti-papes en leur consacrant un article de quelques lignes à plusieurs pages; aucune photo ni illustration: ouvrage de référence indispensable pour toute personne s'intéressant au sujet
  • Matthew Turner
    5.0 out of 5 stars A quick guide to the Popes
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2007
    This is an excellent little reference book on the Popes, benefiting greatly by being updated to include Benedict XVI.

    This work presents each pope, and anti-pope, in chronological order, which enables the reader to have a continuous history of the papacy. Each pope or anti-pope is provided with a brief biography including birth and death dates, parentage, relationships to other popes or church luminaries, and their careers before and during (and sometimes after) their papacy. In some cases these biographies are surprisingly in-depth for such a work. At the end of each biography is a list of references which can be used to guide the interested reader to further reading on a particular pope or anti-pope.

    The end appendix on the possibility, at least tradition, of a female pope is a good addition as well.

    Handy to have on your bookshelf. Recommended