Catholicism : a very short introduction / Gerald O'Collins

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: 2. upplDescription: xix, 139 p. ; ill. ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780198796855
  • 0198796854
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Contents:
From Pentecost to Christopher Columbus (AD 30-1492) -- From Christopher Columbus to the present (1492-2017) -- Catholics on God and the human condition -- The sacraments and the Catholic Church -- Catholic moral life and teaching -- Characteristics of Catholicism -- The future of Catholicism.
Summary: The Roman Catholic Church has a vast and influential presence. After Pope Benedict XVI's dramatic resignation ... many wondered in what direction the new Pope Francis would lead the Church. Gerald O'Collins covers the history of the Catholic Church and its core tenets, and considers some of the key issues facing Catholicism today, including the catastrophic revelations about clerical child abuse. As Catholics are increasingly challenged by tensions between their traditional Christian values and the rights endorsed by the secular world, he discusses the future for the largest and oldest institution in the world.
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1. uppl. 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132) and index.

From Pentecost to Christopher Columbus (AD 30-1492) -- From Christopher Columbus to the present (1492-2017) -- Catholics on God and the human condition -- The sacraments and the Catholic Church -- Catholic moral life and teaching -- Characteristics of Catholicism -- The future of Catholicism.

The Roman Catholic Church has a vast and influential presence. After Pope Benedict XVI's dramatic resignation ... many wondered in what direction the new Pope Francis would lead the Church. Gerald O'Collins covers the history of the Catholic Church and its core tenets, and considers some of the key issues facing Catholicism today, including the catastrophic revelations about clerical child abuse. As Catholics are increasingly challenged by tensions between their traditional Christian values and the rights endorsed by the secular world, he discusses the future for the largest and oldest institution in the world.

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