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Catholicism Today: An Introduction to the Contemporary Catholic Church book cover

1st Edition

Catholicism Today An Introduction to the Contemporary Catholic Church

By Evyatar Marienberg Copyright 2015
258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge
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Catholics are not Christians. They worship Mary. They do whatever the pope says. They cannot divorce. They eat fish on Fridays. These flawed but common statements reflect a combined ignorance of and fascination with Catholicism and the Catholic Church. Catholicism Today: An Introduction to the Contemporary Catholic Church aims to familiarize its readers with contemporary Catholicism. The book... Read more

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

Biography

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

"...a concise, accessible, and impressively comprehensive overview of the Catholic Church... On each topic, Marienberg admirably describes the relevant themes, issues, and debates while avoiding partisanship himself. Summing Up: Highly recommended." - CHOICE, 2015

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