The Great Mysteries: Experiencing the Catholic Faith from the Inside Out
Although literary critics have often roundly disparaged his best-selling fiction, few religious scholars have been able to distill the often-arcane mysteries of Catholicism with the passion and the clarity of Father Greeley. A sociologist by training, he has the ability of communicating complex theological ideas in digestible lay prose. Classifying the fundamental questions of Christian faith into comprehensible categories, he addresses the mysteries of God, Jesus, Mary, the spirit, the cross, salvation, grace, the Eucharist, the Church, baptism, heaven, and the Last Judgment. Grounding these spiritual concepts and symbols firmly in the story of the human experience, Greeley is able to fashion a readily accessible "catechism for our times." This deceptively simple catechesis is actually an invaluable primer of Catholic beliefs and traditions that will intrigue both the faithful and the merely curious.Margaret FlanaganCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved