Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Date: 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0618134298 . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 352 pages . 2002. Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN 0618134298 9780618134298 [US]

ISBN10: 0618134298, ISBN13: 9780618134298, [publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston] Hardcover First Edition Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 352 pages.
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Content appears as new, unopened, unread & unblemished with Fine black boards in DJ displaying no significant surface/edge wear as shown. You can feel the tightness of new. The author recounts his own experiences as a Jesuit seminarian and a Catholic layman, traces the origins of the papacy and explains why this often fallible institution is not the same as the Church, and discusses the Apostle's Creed.Kirkus Review: The prolific historian offers a timely confession of faith and an apology in the true sense of the term.Wills (James Madison, p. 244, etc.) is not just any Catholic: he studied for the priesthood, has worked in Jesuit and papal archives, and has written many books on moral matters and the intersection of politics and religion. For having dared question the Church's positions on matters of doctrine great and small, he has been nearly stripped of his membership as one of the faithful. "I am not a special case," he writes, "but in many ways a typical one." In light of all this, asked why he chooses to remain a Catholic, Wills answers with quiet dignity, "because of the creed." By this he means the creed offered by Christ in the Lord's Prayer (ever the trained classicist, he offers a new translation that hugs closely to the original Greek) and by the apostles, who pledged faith in "the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting." Would that it were all so simple. Arguing ...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, October Date: 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Edition / 1st Printing - Some ink writing on a very few pages. Book is otherwise in Very Good condition. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours. 2002. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN 0618134298 9780618134298 [US]

Houghton Mifflin. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.4 inches; 352 pages Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0618134298 9780618134298 [US]

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Date: 2002-07-01. Hardcover. Used:Good. 2002. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN 0618134298 9780618134298 [US]

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Date: 2002. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2002. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company ISBN 0618134298 9780618134298 [US]

ISBN10: 0618134298, ISBN13: 9780618134298, [publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt October 2002] Hardcover First Edition Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours. First edition. Dust jacket is clean. No writing or marks observed in the text. Binding is tight and square.
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Boston Houghton Mifflin 2002 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. Scuffing on FEP.; 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.4 inches; 352 pages.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 2002 and ed. Hardcover Very good Ex-Library Book-will contain Library Markings. This copy shows very minor wear. Free State Books. Never settle for less.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Date: 2002. Edition Not Specified. Very Good +/No DJ. 12mo = 7-9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Trade paperback. Binding is strong and tight. Clean interior and exterior. Pages are clean and crisp. 2002. Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0618134298 9780618134298 [US]

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, Date: 2002. Editorial / Hard Cover. Muito Bom/Very Good/Très Bien/Muito Bom / Very Good / Trés B. In-8º (235x160). 1 Vol. de 390 pp. 2002. Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN 0618134298 9780618134298 [PT]

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Date: 2002. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Wills on the title page. Introduction. Epilogue. Notes. Index. 390pp. Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2002. Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0618134298 9780618134298 [US]

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Date: 2002. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Large book, black covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 390 pages. DJ glossy black with bright gilt lettering and beautiful spiral design of stained glass windows on front, praise on back from San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe and others. DJ beneath mylar, DJ and book both As New. 2002. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN 0618134298 9780618134298 [US]

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, Date: 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition/First Printing (Number Line With The One Present). Includes Index And Chapter Notes. The Book Is Bound In One Quarter Black Over Black With Gilt Lettering On The Spine. There Are Some Small Faint Discolorations On The Page Edges. The Author Argues For The Continuing Relevance Of A Papacy Understood As A Symbol Of Unity, Not Of Infallibility. 2002. Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN 0618134298 9780618134298 [US]

Houghton Mifflin, Date: 2002-07-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. 2002. Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0618134298 9780618134298 [US]

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Date: 2002. Later Printing. hardback. 0618134298 . 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.2 Inches; 400 pages . 2002. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN 0618134298 9780618134298 [US]

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Houghton Mifflin, Date: 2002-07-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1.4000 in x 9.1000 in x 6.2000 in. Water damage, good readable copy. 2002. Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0618134298 9780618134298 [US]