An introduction to Catholicism

The beliefs and practices shared by one billion Catholics around the globe form the focus of this essential textbook. It guides the student through the complex, diverse world of 21st-century Catholicism, explaining doctrinal formulas, institutional structures and patterns of life and worship as evol...

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1. Verfasser: Cunningham, Lawrence (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:Introduction to religion
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Zusammenfassung:The beliefs and practices shared by one billion Catholics around the globe form the focus of this essential textbook. It guides the student through the complex, diverse world of 21st-century Catholicism, explaining doctrinal formulas, institutional structures and patterns of life and worship as evolving responses to historical and social contexts.
The many meanings of Catholicism -- Roman Catholicism -- Being Catholic : some typologies -- Catholicism in place and time -- Catholic worship -- The rule of faith -- Catholic spirituality -- The missionary character of Catholicism -- Catholic reformation(s) -- The moral life -- The contemporary Catholic Church -- Reading Catholicism : bibliographical resources
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Formerly CIP
Beschreibung:XI, 284 S.
Ill, Kt.
23 cm
ISBN:0521608554
0-521-60855-4
9780521608558
978-0-521-60855-8
9780521846073
978-0-521-84607-3