The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789482203321
• Autore: Buckley James
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2008
• ISBN: 1-78034-567-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (542 p.)
• Collana: Blackwell companions to religion
• Altri autori (Persone): BauerschmidtFrederick Christian; PomplunTrent
• Disciplina: 282
• Soggetti: Catholic Church
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I Catholic Histories; 1 The Old Testament; 2 The New Testament; 3 The Early Church; 4 The Middle Ages; 5 The Reformation; 6 Modernity and Post-Modernity; Part II Catholic Cultures; 7 The Holy Land; 8 India; 9 Africa; 10 Europe; 11 Great Britain and Ireland; 12 Latin America; 13 North America; 14 Asia; 15 Oceania; Part III Catholic Doctrines; 16 The Practice of Catholic Theology; 17 The Development of Doctrine; 18 God; 19 Creation and Anthropology; 20 Jesus Christ; 21 Mary; 22 Church; 23 The Liturgy and Sacraments24 Moral Theology; 25 The End; Part IV Catholic Practices; 26 Spirituality; 27 Institutions; 28 The Holy See; 29 Ecumenism; 30 Inter-Religious Dialog; 31 Art and Literature; 32 Science and Theology; 33 Justice and Peace; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism offers an extensive survey of the history, doctrine, practices, and global circumstances of Roman Catholicism, written by a range of distinguished and experienced Catholic writers. Engages its readers in an informed and informative conversation about Roman Catholic life and thoughtEmbraces the local and the global, the past and the present, life and the afterlife, and a broad range of institutions and activitiesConsiders both what is distinctive about Catholic life and thought, and how Catholicism overlaps with and trans