An Introduction to Catholicism
Series: Introduction to Religion; Introduction to religion
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780511507168
Description: Explains the rich tapestry of beliefs, traditions and practices at the heart of modern, global Catholicism, and how they developed.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The many meanings of Catholicism; Chapter 2 Roman Catholicism; Chapter 3 Being Catholic: Some typologies; Chapter 4 Catholicism in place and time; Chapter 5 Catholic worship; Chapter 6 The rule of faith; Chapter 7 Catholic spirituality; Chapter 8 The missionary character of Catholicism; Chapter 9 Catholic reformation(s); Chapter 10 The moral life; Chapter 11 The contemporary Catholic Church; Chapter 12 Reading Catholicism: Bibliographical resources; Index.