The Doctors of the Church ─ Thirty-Three Men and Women Who Shaped Christianity

Written by one of the great authorities on Catholic wisdom, this user friendly?resource is designed as a general introduction to the?33 remarkable?individuals who shaped the understanding of the Church's faith. After a brief account of the concept and development of the office of doctor ecclesiae, sketches of the lives and teachings of the influential doctors are presented in chronological order. A list of major translations of each doctor's writings for further reading is also included.