Catholicism : the story of Catholic Christianity

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Catholicism : the story of Catholic Christianity

Gerald O'Collins and Mario Farrugia

Oxford University Press, 2003

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 394-396) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780199259946

Description

This lucid and accessible account explains how Roman Catholicism and its beliefs and practices came to be what they are. The authors move through history to sum up the present characteristics of Catholic Christianity and the major challenges it faces in the third millennium. Explaining matters in a fresh and original way, they do justice to the Catholic heritage and show that Catholicism is a dynamic and living faith. Well-structured, highly informative, and clearly written, the book does not duck critical problems and the negative side of history. Rather, O'Collins and Farrugia explore the challenges which Catholics and other Christians must face and engage with contemporary moral issues. This is an authoritative, lively, and up-to-date introduction to Catholicism for the modern reader.

Table of Contents

  • 1. The First Thousand Years
  • 2. The Second Thousand Years
  • 3. Revelation, Tradition, and Scripture
  • 4. The Tripersonal God and the Incarnate Son
  • 5. The Human Condition
  • 6. The Life of Grace and the Hope of Glory
  • 7. The Sacraments
  • 8. The Catholic Church and its Mission
  • 9. Catholic Moral Life and Teaching
  • 10. Basic Characteristics of Catholicism
  • 11. Current Challenges
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780199259953

Description

The book does not duck critical problems and the negative side of history. Rather, O'Collins and Farrugia explore the challenges which Catholics and other Christians must face and engage with contemporary moral issues.

Table of Contents

  • 1. The First Thousand Years
  • 2. The Second Thousand Years
  • 3. Revelation, Tradition, and Scripture
  • 4. The Tripersonal God and the Incarnate Son
  • 5. The Human Condition
  • 6. The Life of Grace and the Hope of Glory
  • 7. The Sacraments
  • 8. The Catholic Church and its Mission
  • 9. Catholic Moral Life and Teaching
  • 10. Basic Characteristics of Catholicism
  • 11. Current Challenges

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