This is the only English edition (issued in 1957) of Denzinger's Enchiridion Symbolorum et Definitionum, first published under Pope Pius IX and updated periodically. An anthology of authoritative Church pronouncements on doctrine, arranged in chronological order from the first century through the pontificate of Pius XII. It cites creeds, canons and decrees of general councils, papal pronouncements, decrees of the Holy Office and other Roman congregations, etc. Includes general, scriptural, and topical indices. 820 pages, hardbound.