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Catholicism : the story of Catholic Christianity /

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How did Roman Catholicism and its beliefs and practices come to be what they are? This lively and readable account provides an up-to-date introduction, explaining what is distinctively Catholic. The authors move through history to sum up the present characteristics of Catholic Christianity and the m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Collins, Gerald
Other Authors: Farrugia, Mario, S.J
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > Doctrines.
Catholic Church > History.
Church history.
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: created and sinful
  • 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.