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Catholicism : the story of Catholic Christianity /

This book 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 tests it faces in the third millennium. Explaining matters in a fresh and original way, they...

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Main Authors: O'Collins, Gerald
Corporate Authors: Oxford University Press.
Group Author: Farrugia, Mario, S.J.
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > Doctrines.
Catholic Church > Doctrines > History.
Church history.
Online Access: http://www.iresearchbook.cn/f/ebook/detail?id=ae7e51cc375047d2b8ffdc754c14cb03
Summary: This book 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 tests 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 evade critical problems and the negative side of history. Rather, O'Collins and Farrugia explore challenges facing Catholics and other Christians and engage with contemporary moral issues. --Book cover,
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xv, 430 pages)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780191043918
9780198728184
Index Number: BX1751
CLC: B976.1
Contents: The first thousand years -- The second thousand years -- Revelation, tradition, and Scripture -- The tripersonal God and the incarnate Son -- The human condition: created and sinful -- The life of grace and the hope of glory -- The sacraments -- The Catholic Church and its mission -- Catholic moral life and teaching -- Basic characteristics of Catholicism -- Current challenges.

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