The seven sacraments / / Anselm Grün ; translated by John Cumming

• Autore: Grün Anselm
• Pubblicazione: London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2003; ©2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (283 p.)
• Disciplina: 234/.16
• Soggetto topico: Sacraments - Catholic Church
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): CummingJohn <1937->
• Note generali: First published in English, 2003.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; 1. Baptism: celebrating life; 2. The Eucharist: transformation and union; 3. Confirmation: responsibility and strength; 4. Reconciliation; 5. Marriage: the blessing of life together; 6. Ordination: living as a priest; 7. Anointing of the Sick: comfort and tenderness
• Sommario/riassunto: A sacrament according to St. Thomas Aquinas is ""the sign of a sacred thing in so far as it sanctifies men."" St Augustine called it ""a visible form of an invisible grace.""The sacraments are essential to the life of the Church in most traditions but they have received little attention from theologians of late and there is great misunderstanding about their nature and purpose.Fr. Anselm Grnn, the best-selling German Benedictine, has set about answering this need. This new book contains seven chapters, one for each sacrament. This is not a theological exposition though it is based on the sound
• Titolo autorizzato: The seven sacraments
• ISBN: 9786611783976; 1-281-78397-8; 0-8264-4271-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453564703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II