Evyatar Marienberg

Catholicism Today (eBook, ePUB)

An Introduction to the Contemporary Catholic Church

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book intends to familiarize its readers with Catholicism and Catholics. An attempt has been made, in this book's structure as well as in the topics covered, to provide answers to questions which, in the author's experience, are quite common when the subject of the Catholic Church is raised. After an extremely concise historical overview of Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular, the book explores what being Catholic might mean, the core beliefs of Catholics, the way the Church is organized, the variety of Catholic rituals, and the Catholic calendar. It ends with a discussion of the challenges the Church faces now, and will face in the coming decades.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317963547
• Artikelnr.: 41212935

Autorenporträt

Evyatar Marienberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction A Very Concise History of Christianity / Catholicism
A very short history from Jesus to the twentieth century Chapter One: Being Catholic
What does being Catholic mean? Chapter Two: Catholic Belief
What should a Catholic believe in? Chapter Three: The Catholic Church
The structure of the Church. Chapter Four: Catholic Rituals
The sacraments and sacramentals of the Catholic Church Chapter Five: The Catholic Calendar
The structure of the year Chapter Six: Challenges
The main challenges today for the Church Appendix I: Eastern Catholics
Who are the eastern Catholics? Appendix II: Catholics in the United States
A very short overview of Catholicism in the US