The Jesuit Fathers of St. Mary's College first published their extensive reference work entitled The Church Teaches in 1955 through the B. Herder Book Company. The original idea for the book was conceived by the Rev. Gerald Van Ackeren, S.J., and was prepared with his counsel and encouragement. Created mainly for college theology courses, The Church Teaches was translated and prepared for publication by Fathers Clarkson, Edwards, Kelly, and Welch, S.J. TAN copyrighted the work in 1973.
The Jesuit Fathers of St. Mary's College first published their extensive reference work entitled The Church Teaches in 1955 through the B. Herder Book Company. The original idea for the book was conceived by the Rev. Gerald Van Ackeren, S.J., and was prepared with his counsel and encouragement. C...