Catholicism : the story of Catholic Christianity / by Gerald O'Collins and Mario Farrugia.

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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Main Author: O'Collins, Gerald
Other Authors: Farrugia, Mario, S.J
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
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Physical Description:xiii, 409 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a 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. 
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