The Spirit of Catholicism
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The Spirit of Catholicism

  1. 198 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Spirit of Catholicism

About this book

This is the 1929 English translation of the original German text first published in 1924 and authored by one of the world's most distinguished Christian philosophers, Dr. Karl Adam.
This book is a brilliant and evocative study of the fundamental concepts of the Catholic Faith, from its tenets, its historical development and the role of the Church in world society.
For many on the outside, Catholicism, according to Dr. Adam, represents a daunting and somewhat foreign confused mass of conflicting forces that has somehow survived the tests of time. Catholicism is simultaneously new yet quite old; holy yet corrupt; hierarchical yet personal; dogmatic yet utilitarian, and so on.
How can someone outside the Church get a good grasp on the essence of Catholicism when it is so vast and seemingly complex? Those attempting to grasp the very heart and spirit of Catholicism should read Karl Adam's book, which is a most elegant and concise exploration of the faith and an attempt to address these ambiguities.
What are the fundamental attributes of the Catholic Church? What is the source from which it has drawn vigor and life through its two thousand years of life on earth? What are the secret sources of its incredible vitality in the world today? The author answers these and many other questions about the nature and structure of the Church. He examines the essential nature of the Catholic Church from the basic premise that it was expressly founded by Christ, traces its historical development and analyzes its actual functioning through the ages.

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Table of contents

  1. Title page
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. TRANSLATOR’S NOTE
  4. CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTORY
  5. CHAPTER II - CHRIST IN THE CHURCH
  6. CHAPTER III - THE CHURCH THE BODY OF CHRIST
  7. CHAPTER IV - THROUGH THE CHURCH TO CHRIST
  8. CHAPTER V - THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH IN THE LIGHT OF THE TEACHING OF JESUS
  9. CHAPTER VI - THE CHURCH AND PETER
  10. CHAPTER VII - THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS (I)
  11. CHAPTER VIII - THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS (II)
  12. CHAPTER IX - THE CATHOLICITY OF THE CHURCH
  13. CHAPTER X - THE CHURCH NECESSARY FOR SALVATION
  14. CHAPTER XI - THE SACRAMENTAL ACTION OF THE CHURCH
  15. CHAPTER XII - THE EDUCATIVE ACTION OF THE CHURCH
  16. CHAPTER XIII - CATHOLICISM IN ITS ACTUALITY
  17. REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER