A Manual Of Theology For The Laity
Subtitle: Being A Brief, Clear, And Systematic Exposition Of The Reason And Authority Of Religion And A Practical Guide Book For All Of Good Will
Publisher: Benzinger Brothers
Published: 1906
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Introduction - -; title: Preface -; title: PART I.; title: FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS OF RELIGION; title: 1. What is Religion!; title: 2. Whence comes Religion!; title: 3. What are the specific Obligations of Religion; title: 4. How is this Debt of Religion to be paid!; title: 5. Is the Form of Religion optional!; title: 6. What does History say!; title: 7. Practical Religion; title: 8. Is Religion necessary!; title: 9. What is meant by the true Religion!. . . .; title: 10. Can there be more than one true Religion!. . . 28; title: 11. Must Man know the true Religion! 30; title: 12. How can Man know the true Religion! 31; title: 13. What certainty can Man have of the true Religion! 32; title: 14. What does the true Religion ordain! 34; title: 15. What is Devotion! 35; title: 16. What is Prayer! 37; title: 17. What is Divine Adoration and Worship? 39; title: 18. What is Sacrifice?; title: 19. Who is the Priest!; title: 20. What is Repentance!; title: 21. Divine Praise; title: 22. Material Offerings 46; title: 23. Sanctification of Certain Days 47; title: 24. Optional Acts 47; title: 25. Religious Ceremonies 48; title: 26. Religious Liberty 49; title: 27. Superstition 51; title: PART II.; title: REVEALED RELIGION.; title: A. SUPERNATURAL TRUTHS.; title: I. Introductory Truths.; title: 1. Truth 54; title: 2. Mystery 56; title: 3. The Supernatural 58; title: 4. Revelation 61; title: 5. Miracles 64; title: 6. Prophecy 66; title: 7. Tradition 67; title: 8. The Bible 71; title: 9. Inspiration 74; title: 10. Historical Value of the Bible 76; title: II. God and the Divine Plan.; title: 1. There is a God 79; title: 2. What is God? 83; title: 3. The Blessed Trinity 83; title: 4. The Attributes of God 85; title: 5. Creation 85; title: 6. The Angels 87; title: 7. Man 90; title: 8. The Immortality of the Soul; title: 4. Transmission of the Primitive Revelation; title: 5. Noe; title: 6. Abraham . . .; title: 7. Melchisedech; title: 8. Holy Job 111; title: II. The Mosaic or State Religion.; title: 1. Moses; title: 2. The Law of Moses . . . 166; title: 3. The Tabernacle and the Temple 168; title: 4. The Ark of the Covenant 168; title: 5. The Jewish Priesthood 169; title: 6. The Mosaic Sacrifices 170; title: 7. Practical Religion in the Mosaic Dispensation. 171; title: 8. Mosaic Holidays 172; title: 9. The Prophets 173; title: 10. The Sanhedrim .......... 174; title: 11. Jewish Sects and Factions 174; title: III. The Christian or Catholic Rjjxigioit.; title: 1. "What think you of Christ ?" 276; title: 2. "As He was spoken of by the Prophets". . ... 178; title: 3. The Testimony of Christ's Works 179; title: 4. The Mission of Jesus Christ 181; title: 5. The Religion of Jesus Christ Ig2; title: 6. What is the Church ? ......... 185; title: 7. The Apostles 188; title: 8. The Primacy of Peter 189; title: 9. The Attributes of the Church  192; title: 10. The Marks of the Church 195; title: 11. The Holy Ghost and the Church 197; title: 12. Outside the Church no Salvation 198; title: 13. Conditions of Practical Membership 200; title: 14. The Pope of Rome the Successor of St Peter.; title: 15. The Primacy of the Pope the Primacy of Peter 242; title: 16. The Infallibility of the Pope the Prerogative of Peter 243; title: 17. The Testimony of Ages 244; title: 18. Rome and Reason 246; title: 19. The Temporal Power ...... 247; title: 20. The Disciple is not above the Master 250; title: 21. The Sanction of Miracles 252; title: 22. "Peace be to you" 253; title: 23. The Sacrifice of the New Law  254; title: 24. The True Priesthood of the New Law 256; title: 25. The Celibacy of the Clergy the Celibacy of Jesus Christ 257; title: 26. The Evangelical Counsels observed in the Catholic Church 259; title: 27. True Repentance 262; title: 28. The Practical Test 263; title: 29. The Catholic Ritual  265; title: 30. The Latin Language 267; title: 31. The Communion of Saints 269; title: 32. The Blessed Virgin Mary 270; title: 33. Veneration of the Saints 272; title: 34. We can help our Dead 274; title: 35. What Catholics believe 275; title: 36. What Catholics do not believe 278; title: 37. The ChurcH and Science 279; title: 38. Revelation or Evolution 281; title: 39. Pantheism! 283; title: 40. Socialism 284; title: 41. Religious Indifference 285; title: 42. Forbidden Societies 287; title: 43. Modern Superstitions 288; title: III. Spiritual Aids Fostered by the True Reu; title: 1. The Word of God . . 332; title: 2. Grace 333; title: 3. Necessity of Grace  334; title: 4. Sanctifying Grace 335; title: 5. Actual Grace 336; title: 6. God gives sufficient Grace to all 337; title: 7. Co-operation with Grace 338; title: 8. Salvation: The Grace of Perseverance 339; title: 9. Means of Grace 340; title: 10. The Great Means of Grace 341; title: 11. The Sacraments of the Catholic Church 342; title: 12. Baptism 343; title: 13. Confirmation 346; title: 14. The Holy Eucharist: Its Institution 348; title: 15. Transubstantiation, or the Mystery of the Real Presence 350; title: 16. Holy Communion, or the Holy Eucharist as a Sacrament 352; title: 17. Holy Mass, or the Holy Eucharist as a Sacrifice 353; title: 18. Penance, the Sacrament of God's Mercy 355; title: 19. The Examination of Conscience 357; title: 20. Contrition 359; title: 21. The Purpose of Amendment 361; title: 22. Confession 363; title: 23. Satisfaction 365; title: 24. Extreme Unction 366; title: 25. Vocation 367; title: 26. Holy Orders: The Catholic Hierarchy 368; title: 27. The Religious State 370; title: 28. Virginity, the Single Life in the World 371