The Polymaths Guide To Catholicism
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
18.10.2026
Verlag
J.F. PublishingSeitenzahl
196
Maße (L/B/H)
21,6/14/1,1 cm
Gewicht
254 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798237522389
THE POLYMATHS GUIDE TO CATHOLICISM Understand the world's largest institution. One in six people on Earth is a Catholic. The institution they belong to has crowned emperors, founded the university, preserved the learning of the ancient world, and shaped the law, art, calendar, and moral vocabulary of the West. Yet most people know it only through headlines, caricature, or half-remembered Sunday school. This book gives you the real foundations. In 18 clear, engaging chapters, The Polymaths Guide to Catholicism takes you from a Galilean preacher and a persecuted band of followers to the Vatican, the conclave, and the first American pope. You will learn what Catholics believe about God, Christ, sin, and grace, and how they know what they believe. You will see what actually happens at Mass, what the seven sacraments mean, and why Catholics pray to Mary and the saints. You will also learn what papal infallibility really claims, why purgatory and indulgences sparked a revolution, and how an annulment differs from a divorce. Along the way, the book follows the Church through its great fractures and reforms, its encounters with science and philosophy, and its recent crises and renewals. It presents each side of the great disputes fairly, and it separates settled doctrine from open debate. Whether you are a skeptic, a student, a lapsed believer, or simply a curious mind, you will finish this book able to ask the right questions, follow the answers, and talk with a priest, a historian, or a lifelong Catholic as an informed equal. Master the fundamentals. Speak the language. Think like a polymath.
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