Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Catholicism

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Penguin, 2003 - 428 páginas
This wide-ranging examination of the origins, rise to power, and present-day role of the Catholic religion has now been updated to include a behind-the-headlines look at the recent abuse cases within the church, as well as explanations of rituals, beliefs, and sacraments practiced by countless millions around the world. Alpha

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Part
5
Many Faces Many Flags
19
Its a Big Tent
31
The Church Thats a Country
45
Seeds of Revolution
57
Putting the Ism in Catholicism Becoming Catholic
75
The Bible
91
Birth and Spirit of a New Religion
101
Catholic Identity What Makes a Catholic?
223
More Than Just a Slap with the Ruler
241
More Than Just the Party Line
257
Moving from Steeple to People
275
The Churchs History
293
The Roman Establishment
295
The Birth of the Church in the New Land
319
Catholics Earn Their Citizenship
331

The Sensuous Side of Catholicism How Catholics Experience God
113
The Original Sacrament
131
Seven Sensual Sacraments
141
Who Is Mary?
161
Imagination and Prayer
173
The Catholics Big Dinner Party
207
A Look to the Future
353
The Churchs Dirty Little Secret?
375
Appendixes
393
202
417
295
425
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