The spirit of Catholicism
By: by Karl Adam ... Translated by Dom Justin McCann ...
Contributors: McCann, Justin, 1882-1959, tr.
Publisher: The Macmillan company
Published: 1930
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Doctrines.
Description: What are the fundamental attributes of the Catholic Church? What is the source from which it has drawn vigor and life through its two thousand years of life on earth? What are the secret sources of its incredible vitality in the world today? The author answers these and many other questions about the nature and structure of the Church. He examines the essential nature of the Catholic Church from the basic premise that it was expressly founded by Christ, traces its historical development and analyzes its actual functioning through the ages.
Notes: "The chapters of this book, with the exception of two chapters on the Communion of saints, were delivered as lectures in the University of Tübingen ... 1923 ... The lectures were published in book form, under the title of Das wesen des katholizismus ... 1924 ... The present translation is made from ... fourth edition [1927]."--Translator's note.