| Title | : | Catholicism All-In-One For Dummies |
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| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 |
| Publication | : | First published July 2, 2015 |
Catholicism All-In-One For Dummies is your all-inclusive guide to the Catholic Church and its billions of followers. You'll learn how Catholicism came to be, how it's practiced, and where it stands socially and politically as you explore the rich history and diverse culture surrounding this major religion. Clear, friendly writing takes you inside a mass to understand what happens there, and walks you through a tour of the saints, holidays, the Bible, and the Vatican. Special coverage includes the role of women in the Church and in the Bible, and the tremendous popularity of Pope Francis, who has quickly become one of the Vatican's most-loved leaders. You'll dive into the beliefs and practices of Catholicism and get answers to the most common, confusing, controversial, and worrisome questions.
Catholicism is quickly expanding beyond its 1.2 billion followers, with growing numbers of priests and new baptisms every year. Attendance at papal events has tripled to 6.6 million since Pope Francis' election in 2013, and Catholicism has become the largest religious denomination on the planet by a wide margin. This book explains what makes Catholicism so alluring, giving you insight into the religion and everything it entails.
Discover the complicated history of the Catholic church Understand what goes on at mass, and why Learn where the Church stands on important issues Explore Pope Francis's unprecedented popularity across culturesThe Catholic Church has been reinvigorated and revitalized with the enthusiasm surrounding Pope Francis, and his openness to the world and everyone in it. If your curiosity has been piqued, Catholicism All-In-One For Dummies is the ideal guide to learning what it's all about.
Catholicism All-In-One For Dummies Reviews
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Brilliant!
This is an awesome, in-depth and comprehensive introduction to Catholicism. I am unfortunately Church of England by birth but I have been questioning Protestantism, practicing Catholicism and praying the Rosary for a year or so now. This book is essential and it really helps solidify your calling and conversion to Catholicism, which is what I definitely intend to do thanks in a large part to this great book. Although the book is 585 pages long it’s a very easy read. Note that the first two books, which are about rules, laws, doctrine and dogma etc are pretty heavy and not as interesting as the remaining three books; initially one is left wondering where comes the good news in Catholicism? But behold it definitely gets there in the three remaining books! Catholicism is so much better that Protestantism. I highly recommend this book! -
Great series
This book has helped me with the decision to join the catholic church. I really enjoyed this series of books. -
Now qualified to answer stupid questions about Catholicism. I was reading for research. I wasn't dumb enough to appreciate most of the content.
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Really good information. Reading this book is like taking a Catechism class in the Roman Catholic Church. I felt like editing it sometimes, big gaps of teaching were omitted or overlooked.
The history of the Roman Catholic church started me thinking about all the branches of the Catholic church and Christian faith. The Russian and the Greek Orthodox church's split from the Romantic (Roman Catholic Church) peoples (Italian, Spain, and France) Church.
The original Christian church established by Jesus Christ grew through each of the apostles. I was surprised to read some of the original followers of Jesus Christ not directly following St. Peter's Church (The Roman Catholic Church) and still based in the Holy Land (Israel), not Italy. -
This book goes into depth in many areas of the Catholic religion- I wish they had a UK version though as some things regarding hierarchy within the church are slightly different.
