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Why We Venerate the Saints
About this book
Although many older Catholics are familiar with the cult of the saints, veneration of saints is for many younger Catholics a lost tradition. Yet this remarkably clear, deeply researched book offers a path through biblical, historical, and systematic aspects of the communion of saints in which those canonized play special roles. This study follows Vatican II's view of the saints as companions, models, and intercessors—that the saints guide us through both the inspiration of their holy lives and their roles in the afterlife. With a comprehensive introduction to the Catholic Church's history of venerating saints, each subsequent study emphasizes the rediscovery of the meaning of veneration and is designed for both academic instruction and personal use. Each chapter also includes a list of important terms and suggestions for additional reading.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Abbreviations for Biblical Books
- One: Veneration of Saints: Past and Present
- Two: The Saints in the Bible: Companions, Models, Intercessors
- Three: The Cult of the Martyrs: The Saints in the Early Church
- Four: From Witnesses to Protectors: The Development of the Cult of the Saints in the Middle Ages
- Five: Official and Universal Veneration of Saints: Liturgy and Canonization
- Six: Historical Critiques of the Cult: Protestant and Catholic Reformations
- Seven: The Corporate Life of the Church and Popular Piety: Theological Reflection and Traditional Practices
- Eight: Recovered Emphases and New Procedures: Vatican II and the 1983 Congregation for the Causes of Saints Reform
- Nine: The Christological Center: Catholic Doctrine and Ecumenical Conversation
- Ten: The Saints as Companions: A Contemporary Understanding
- Eleven: The Saints as Models: A Contemporary Understanding
- Twelve: The Saints as Intercessors: A Contemporary Understanding
- Thirteen: Mariological Devotion: Catholic Doctrine and Ecumenical Conversation
- Fourteen: Concerns: The Mysterious, the Miraculous, and Miscellaneous
- Fifteen: Veneration of Saints: Meaning and Value of the Tradition
- Appendix 1: Key Church Documents Pertaining to Doctrine About the Saints and to Veneration of Saints
- Appendix 2: Abstracts of Karl Rahner’s Theologies of Symbol and Anamnesis
- Notes
- Index