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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: O'Collins, Gerald (Author)
Farrugia, Mario, S.J (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > Doctrines.
Catholic Church > Doctrines > History.
Catholic Church.
Church history.
Theology, Doctrinal.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xv, 430 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format: Book
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.