
The Spirit of Catholicism
Karl Adam(Author)
William Von Peters(Editor)
Lulu.com (Publisher)
Published on 27. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-304-97267-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Spirit of Catholicism is a classic work on the Catholic Faith by Prof. Dr. Karl Adam of Tübingen University in Germany. It delves into the origins of the Church, its beliefs, history, constitution, doctrine and sacraments.
Titled in German Das Wesen des Katholismus (The Essence of Catholicism) it was originally published in 1924 but is still recognized to this day as perhaps the best explanation of Catholicism available to the average man.
Dr. Adam does not hesitate to tackle the difficult questions of Catholic belief, such as "no salvation outside the Church" and explains what it means to the non-Catholic Christian of good will who loves God but has not yet recognized his Mother Church, the Catholic Church the mother of Christianity.
Recognized as perhaps the greatest theologian of the Twentieth-Century, Prof. Adam's belief and deep seated good will toward all Christians is evident in all of his writings. Anyone who wishes to deepen their faith will do well to read this timeless epic.
The edition has been edited for readable paragraphs and includes a subject Index for students and researchers.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Morrisville
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
346 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-304-97267-5 (9781304972675)
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Persons
KARL ADAM was born in Bavaria in 1876 and was ordained at the age of 24. He did advanced work at the University of Munich and is emeritus professor of dogmatic theology at Tuebingen. His other books include The Spirit of Catholicism, Christ Our Brother and The Son of God. This present book grew out of the widespread interest in Europe in the possibility of a reunion between Catholicism and Protestantism.