Understanding Catholicism

This book is specifically addressed to "people who worry when they have questions about their faith or when they begin to realize that the old explanations, which were good enough before, no longer seem to offer coherent meaning." Eleven succinct chapters touch on the central tenets of Catholic belief, outlining the historical conditions from which they arose and showing how they nourish the religious search of thoughtful people today. The text, originally published in 1981, has been completely revised and updated for readers in a new century.