Catholic category: 4805 books
Catholic Modern
The Challenge of Totalitarianism and the Remaking of the Church
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2018
In 1900 the Catholic Church stood staunchly against human rights, religious freedom, and the secular state. According to the Catholic view, modern concepts like these, unleashed by the French Revolution, had been a disaster. Yet by the 1960s, those positions were reversed. How did this happen? Why,...
Toward a catholic Christianity
A Study in Critical Belonging
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
Toward a catholic Christianity tries to show how by working collaboratively the “people of God” can credibly meet them together. In this way, the diversity and unity within the Roman Catholic community are explicitly acknowledged and affirmed. For if that community is to become authentically Christian, it will need to become more genuinely catholic.
Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Child Protective System
A Critical Analysis from Law, Ethics, and Catholic Social Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
The child protective system (CPS), shaped by federal law forty years ago and run on the state and county levels in the United States, offered in utopian fashion the hope of preventing all possible child abuse or neglect. In response, legislators enacted a spate of vague laws that poorly defined such...
Catholic Social Teaching and Distributism
Toward A New Economy
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
Catholic Social Teaching is a relatively new and growing body of theology. Its foundation can be found in the Bible and Tradition of the Church. However, it began to be formalized beginning in 1891 with the writing of Pope Leo’s revolutionary Social Letter/Encyclical, On the New Things/Rerum Novarum....
Roman Catholic Theology and Practice
An Evangelical Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2014
In this balanced volume, Gregg Allison—an evangelical theologian and church historian—helps readers understand the nuances of Roman Catholic teaching. Walking through the official Catechism of the Catholic Church, Allison summarizes and assesses Catholic doctrine from the perspective of both Scripture...
by Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013
With more than ten thousand names of saints and biblical figures, this first-ever guide to Catholic baby names helps expectant parents find a beautiful and creative name for their child. Each entry includes the meaning of the name, language of origin, variations in form, a capsule biography, and relevant...
The Building of an American Catholic Church
The Episcopacy of John Carroll
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
Originally published in 1988. The new-found freedom and changing attitudes towards Catholics after the American Revolution presented the Catholic Church with its first real opportunity to prosper in the English speaking "new world". But the Catholic Church could not take advantage of this...
Catholicism and Historical Narrative
A Catholic Engagement with Historical Scholarship
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2014
Stories about the past shape not only the way people think about history, but also the way they act in the present. Nowhere is this truer than in the area of religion, which has been and continues to be a powerful motivating force in the lives of billions around the globe. In this volume, Catholicism...
by Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2012
The Catholic Bible includes both the Old Testament and New Testament. This Douay-Rheims version is an authoritative Bible of the Catholic Church. It is a beautiful translation that brings to life the teachings of the church.
Everyone Leads
How to Revitalize the Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Drawing on decades of leadership experience, bestselling author Chris Lowney examines the profound challenges facing the global Catholic Church, shares real-life stories of Catholics making a difference, and offers practical suggestions for change.
The Catholic Church is suffering its worst...
The Bread of the Strong
Lacouturisme and the Folly of the Cross, 1910-1985
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Contributing to the ongoing excavation of the spiritual lifeworld of Dorothy Day—“the most significant, interesting, and influential person in the history of American Catholicism”—The Bread of the Strong offers compelling new insight into the history of the Catholic Worker movement, including...
by Elizabeth Scalia
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2008
In an age where the dying are increasingly seen as a burden on society--where euthanasia is being touted by some as the "moral," as well as convenient choice--this guide will provide fortitude for your journey. The rich tradition of the Catholic Church and the wisdom of others who have been through this...
by Jane Gilgun
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2011
I thought I had heard the worst of it, but then a Roman Catholic bishop in Canada just went to prison for child pornography. In this article, I point out that most clergy live exemplary lives, but I also point out that the church has protected thousands of child molesters and overlooked the terrible...
by Julie Young, Father Eric Augenstein
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Catholicism has been a prominent Christian sect for more than 1,700 years, and is professed by more than 1.2 billion people worldwide. People outside the faith who seek to understand it sometimes have trouble comprehending its structure, values, traditions, and beliefs. Idiot's Guides: Catholicism...