How Can You Still Be Catholic?: 50 Answers to a Good Question - Couverture souple

Sparks, Christopher

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1596143991 ISBN 13 : 9781596143999

Editeur : Marian Press, 2017

Synopsis

“How can you still be Catholic?” Cradle Catholic Christopher Sparks takes the question head on, addressing an array of controversial issues and offering the same answer given by St. Peter 2,000 years ago: “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” (Jn 6:60).

Christopher Sparks asked Facebook friends to finish the question: “How can you still be Catholic when…?” And then answered them, keeping each answer to about three pages, large font, and including recommended reading for those who want to go deeper. These questions touch on some of the biggest issues people grapple with when they think about the Catholic Church: the Inquisition; the Crusades; the Church’s role in a state; homosexuality; women in the Church; and others. None of the answers is intended to be comprehensive, but rather as a way to offer people a way into the conversation. Sparks wants to equip Catholics to give a defense for the hope that is in them (see 1 Pt 3:15), to give questioning souls a sense that there actually are answers to these questions, and give those who fight the faith pause.

Topics include:
· the Inquisition
· the Crusades
· the Church’s role in a state
· homosexuality
· procreation
· women’s place in the Church
· and much more.

For practicing Catholics, Sparks will equip you to give a defense for the hope that is in your heart. For doubting souls, you will be happy to learn there are perfectly good answers to your perfectly reasonable questions. For those who have fought the Church tooth and nail, yield the floor a moment to Christopher Sparks. Hear him out. It’s time to move beyond the myths!

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Christopher Sparks has a BA in history and philosophy from Gonzaga University, and an MA in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville. He has written for Catholic Exchange, Lay Witness magazine, and various publications by the Marian Fathers. He blogs at attheturnofthetide.blogspot.com Sparks' interest in defending the Catholic faith began as an attempt to find out whether or not it was true. The best way to test it seemed to be to hear the objections of those who attacked it and then to find out if there was any response. After years of pursuing such objections, he came to the conclusion that it was true, largely based on the two points identified by Cardinal Ratzinger as the only two real defenses of the faith: the witness of the lives of the saints and the tremendous contributions of the Catholic Church and her members to human culture.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Marian Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1596143991
• ISBN 13: 9781596143999
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 243
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible