This work outlines the predominant, official, and evolving positions of the Dominicans on the teaching authority of the pope. Horst shows the differences within the order on the topic and from other orders such as the Franciscans and the Jesuits.

The stories of seven popes who ruled at seven different critical periods in the 600 years leading into the Reformation.

This document's purpose is to spell out the Church's understanding of the nature of revelation--the process whereby God communicates with human beings. It touches upon questions about Scripture, tradition, and the teaching authority of the Church. The major concern of the document is to proclaim a Catholic understanding of the Bible as the "word of God." Key elements include: Trinitarian structure, roles of apostles and bishops, and biblical reading in a historical context.

After a concise introduction that defines the two schools of theology, Richard Costigan examines the thought of nine major theologians on the subject: Bossuet, Tournely, Orsi, Ballerini, Bailly, Bergier, La Luzerne, Muzzarelli, and Perrone.