Understanding Catholicism / Monika K. Hellwig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hellwig, Monika

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

vi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Paulist Press, [2002]

Summary:

The Classic Work Simplified and UpdatedWritten by one of the country's most respected Catholic theologians, for twenty years this book has been the standard in explaining the major doctrines of the faith. Here now is a fully revised edition, updated throughout by Hellwig herself. The result offers solid, trustworthy answers to questions that trouble most thinking Catholics.This concise overview of the Catholic faith----uses inclusive language for God and gender.--streamlines the original's expression of ideas into simpler terms.--clarifies the book's more difficult material.--covers a wide range of topics.--addresses the major questions raised by general readers over the past twenty years.

Contents:

Introduction: Faith and Understanding: Sources and Resources 1

I. Human Life before God 13

1. God Revealed as Powerful Compassion 15

2. Creation in God's Image 29

3. Sin and Sinfulness 43

II. Jesus, the Compassion of God 59

4. Jesus, Savior and Son of God 61

5. The Death of Jesus, Our Liberation 83

6. The Resurrection, Foundation for Our Hope 103

III. The Spirit in the Church 113

7. The Church as Communion and Institution 115

8. The Fragrance of the Spirit in the Sacraments 138

9. Newness of Life in the Gift of the Spirit 160

IV. The Mystery of the End 171

10. The Kingdom of Heaven and the World to Come 173

11. The Triune God of Christian Faith 186.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0809140632

OCLC:

48493790