The Catholic Catechism by John Hardon

The Catholic Catechism by John Hardon

"This volume is intended to meet a widely felt need for an up-to-date and concise source book on the principal teachings of the Catholic Church. Since the close of the Second Vatican Council, there has been such an accumulation of ecclesiastical constitutions and decrees and so many changes they introduced in Catholic practice that few people have been able to keep up with all that has happened... A parallel purpose of this volume is to offer those who use it a handy guidebook of the Catholic tradition, whether formally documented in ecclesiastical sources or implicitly accepted by the faithful under the aegis of the Church's hierarchial leaders.

"The method followed in presenting the Church's doctrine is a combination of history and logic. Doctrines are placed into a historical framework by tracing their origins to the Old and New Testaments and placing their development within the context of persons, places, and times. The doctrine thus becomes more intelligible because it is viewed in the setting of its vital growth over the centuries.

"The intended reading audience of this Catholic catechism are all those priests, religious and laity, and above all parents and teachers, who are looking for a concise statement of the faith they profess, the conduct they practice, and the worship they give to the Lord."

--From The Catholic Catechism by John A. Hardon, S.J.

JOHN A. HARDON, S.J., has been a member of the Society of Jesus for forty-nine years. Father Hardon holds a Master's Degree in Philosophy from Loyola University and a Doctorate in Theology from the Gregorian University in Rome. He has taught at the Jesuit School of Theology at Loyola University in Chicago and the Institute for Advanced Studies in Catholic Doctrine programs. A prolific writer, whose works have appeared in leading religious and educational periodicals as well as various collections, he has authored many books, including: The Catholic Catechism, Religions of the World, Protestant Churches of America, Christianity in the Twentieth Century, Theology of Prayer, and Spiritual Life in the Modern World. In addition, he is actively involved with a number of organizations, e.g., Institute on Religious Life, Apostolate for Family Consecration and The Catholic Home Study Institute. Presently, Father Hardon divides his time between New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., writing and teaching Theology.

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ISBN 13	9780385080453
ISBN 10	038508045X
Title	The Catholic Catechism
Author	John Hardon
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published	1975-04-23
Number of pages	624
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