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The Spirit of Catholicism
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There is so much debate about the Catholic Church today. How can an institution rocked by scandal survive? The answer is its spirit.
In 1924, Karl Adam's classic work The Spirit of Catholicism caught the zeitgeist and was an international bestseller. The need for a similar book for our times is very urgent and here it is. As now, the privatization and spiritualization of religion was a major issue. Boland stresses however the social, embodied character of Catholicism, a fact he regards as crucial for the social and political situation in which we find ourselves today. We are not just witness to the presence of Christ's body under the form of bread but also to Christ's body as the community of those who have come to believe in Christ. This is the "earthen vessel" in which a treasure is carried and Catholicism acknowledges and celebrates this embodiment. This is the spirit of Catholicism.
Table of Contents
Part One
1 A People of God?
Part Two
2 Christ, Image and Sacrament of God
3 The Church, Sacrament of Christ
4 Embodiment Means Life and Structure
5 Forms of Corruption in this Body
Part Three
6 Christ's Threefold Mission and the Church's Threefold Nature
7 Authority, Service and Leadership
8 Take All Thought Captive
9 The Life of a Community
Part Four
With the Son: Christ, the Head of Humanity
11 In the Spirit: The Love of Christ Urges Us On
12 To the Father: From Glory to Glory
Notes
Index
Product details
| Published | Jan 25 2022 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781441178022 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Continuum |
| Dimensions | 234 x 153 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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