LEADER 02567nam 22005174a 450 001 9910820324403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-46574-0 010 $a0-19-156289-0 010 $a9786612465741 035 $a(CKB)2560000000326408 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000156552 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431164 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL431164 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10362178 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL246574 035 $a(OCoLC)551147959 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000326408 100 $a20080717d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 181 $csti$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCatholicism $ea very short introduction /$fGerald O'Collins 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 142 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aVery short introductions 300 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 129-134) index. 311 0 $a0-19-954591-X 311 0 $a0-19-177727-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 129-134) index. 327 $aFrom Pentecost to Christopher Columbus (AD 30--1492) -- From Christopher Columbus to date (1492--2008) -- Catholics on God and the human condition -- The sacraments and the Catholic Church -- Catholic moral life and teaching -- Characteristics of Catholicism -- The future of Catholicism. 330 8 $aAmong the topics covered in this introduction to the largest and oldest institution in the world are the origins of the Catholic Church, how Catholicism has changed and adapted over the centuries and the challenges the Catholic Church faces in the 21st century. 330 $aWhat are the origins of the Catholic Church? How has Catholicism changed and adapted over the centuries? What challenges does the Catholic Church face in the twenty-first century? Gerald O'Collins answers these and other questions in this clear, accessible introduction to the largest and oldest institution in the world. Despite a long history of external threats and internal strife, the Roman Catholic Church and the broader reality of Catholicism remain a vast and valuable presence into the third millennium of world history. 410 0$aVery short introductions. 676 $a282 700 $aO'Collins$b Gerald$0774109 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910820324403321 996 $aCatholicism$94059205 997 $aUNINA