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40 questions about Roman Catholicism / Gregg R. Allison.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: 40 questions seriesPublication details: Grand Rapids : Kregel Academic, c2021Description: 332 p. : 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780825447167
  • 082544716X
Other title:
  • Forty questions about Roman Catholicism
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 230.2
LOC classification:
  • BX1751.3 .A454 2021
Contents:
Historical and foundational questions: Why is it called the Roman Catholic Church? -- What are some significant events prior to the Reformation? -- What led to the division between Catholicism and Protestantism? -- How did Vatican Council II influence Roman Catholicism? -- How do Catholics understand the interdependence between nature and grace? -- How does Protestantism assess this nature-grace interdependence? -- How do Catholics understand the interconnection of Christ and the church? -- How does Protestantism assess this Christ-church interconnection? -- What beliefs do Catholicism and Protestantism share in common? -- Where do Catholic and Protestant beliefs differ? -- Theological questions: Questions about revelation and authority: How does the Catholic church view biblical authority? -- What is tradition in the Roman Catholic church? -- What is the Catholic magisterium and how does it exercise authority? -- What does the Catholic church believe about the infallibility of the pope? -- Questions about the church: Why does the Catholic church believe it is the only church of Christ? -- What happens during a Roman Catholic church mass? -- How does a person become a member of the Roman Catholic Church? -- Questions about the seven sacraments: What is a sacrament and why are the sacraments central to Catholicism? -- Why do Catholics celebrate seven sacraments and Protestants only two? -- What is the sacrament of baptism? -- What is the sacrament of the Eucharist? -- What is the sacrament of penance and reconciliation? -- What is the sacrament of holy orders? -- What are the sacraments of confirmation, anointing the sick, and matrimony? -- Questions about salvation: What is the process of salvation according to Catholic theology? -- What is the Catholic view of justification? -- Did Catholicism and Protestantism come to agreement about justification? -- What is the Catholic view of regeneration and sanctification? -- What is the Catholic view of perseverance and assurance of salvation? -- What is the Catholic view of the role of good works and merit? -- What is the role of purgatory in the Catholic view of salvation? -- Questions about Mary and the saints: How does Catholicism understand the biblical teaching about Mary? -- What are the immaculate conception and bodily assumption of Mary? -- Who are the saints and what is their role? -- Contemporary and personal questions: Questions about the state of the Roman Catholic Church today: What are the major challenges facing the Catholic church today? -- What contributions have the last three popes made to the church? -- Personal questions about Roman Catholic friends and family members: Why are some leaving Protestant churches and joining Catholic churches? -- What is the rationale behind some of the practices of my Catholic friends? -- What are some common misconceptions that Catholics have of Protestants? -- How can I talk with my Catholic loved ones about the gospel?
Summary: "The Roman Catholic faith is one of the world's most widespread religious traditions, yet the unique aspects of Roman Catholicism elicit perennial questions from adherents and outsiders alike. Such questions tend to fall into three major categories: historical backgrounds, theological matters, and personal relationships. Using Catholic Church documents and the writings of Catholic scholars, Baptist systematic theologian Gregg Allison distills the teachings of Catholicism around forty common questions about Catholic foundations, beliefs, and practices. The accessible question-and-answer format guides readers to the issues that concern them, including: Where do Roman Catholic and Protestant beliefs differ? What happens during a Roman Catholic Mass? How does Roman Catholicism understand the biblical teaching about Mary? Who are the saints and what is their role? How can my Roman Catholic loved ones and I talk about the gospel? 40 Questions About Roman Catholicism explores theology and practice, doctrine and liturgy, sacraments and Mariology, contributions and scandals, and many other things, clarifying both real and perceived differences and similarities with other Christian traditions." --
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Includes bibliographic references and index.

Historical and foundational questions: Why is it called the Roman Catholic Church? -- What are some significant events prior to the Reformation? -- What led to the division between Catholicism and Protestantism? -- How did Vatican Council II influence Roman Catholicism? -- How do Catholics understand the interdependence between nature and grace? -- How does Protestantism assess this nature-grace interdependence? -- How do Catholics understand the interconnection of Christ and the church? -- How does Protestantism assess this Christ-church interconnection? -- What beliefs do Catholicism and Protestantism share in common? -- Where do Catholic and Protestant beliefs differ? -- Theological questions: Questions about revelation and authority: How does the Catholic church view biblical authority? -- What is tradition in the Roman Catholic church? -- What is the Catholic magisterium and how does it exercise authority? -- What does the Catholic church believe about the infallibility of the pope? -- Questions about the church: Why does the Catholic church believe it is the only church of Christ? -- What happens during a Roman Catholic church mass? -- How does a person become a member of the Roman Catholic Church? -- Questions about the seven sacraments: What is a sacrament and why are the sacraments central to Catholicism? -- Why do Catholics celebrate seven sacraments and Protestants only two? -- What is the sacrament of baptism? -- What is the sacrament of the Eucharist? -- What is the sacrament of penance and reconciliation? -- What is the sacrament of holy orders? -- What are the sacraments of confirmation, anointing the sick, and matrimony? -- Questions about salvation: What is the process of salvation according to Catholic theology? -- What is the Catholic view of justification? -- Did Catholicism and Protestantism come to agreement about justification? -- What is the Catholic view of regeneration and sanctification? -- What is the Catholic view of perseverance and assurance of salvation? -- What is the Catholic view of the role of good works and merit? -- What is the role of purgatory in the Catholic view of salvation? -- Questions about Mary and the saints: How does Catholicism understand the biblical teaching about Mary? -- What are the immaculate conception and bodily assumption of Mary? -- Who are the saints and what is their role? -- Contemporary and personal questions: Questions about the state of the Roman Catholic Church today: What are the major challenges facing the Catholic church today? -- What contributions have the last three popes made to the church? -- Personal questions about Roman Catholic friends and family members: Why are some leaving Protestant churches and joining Catholic churches? -- What is the rationale behind some of the practices of my Catholic friends? -- What are some common misconceptions that Catholics have of Protestants? -- How can I talk with my Catholic loved ones about the gospel?

"The Roman Catholic faith is one of the world's most widespread religious traditions, yet the unique aspects of Roman Catholicism elicit perennial questions from adherents and outsiders alike. Such questions tend to fall into three major categories: historical backgrounds, theological matters, and personal relationships. Using Catholic Church documents and the writings of Catholic scholars, Baptist systematic theologian Gregg Allison distills the teachings of Catholicism around forty common questions about Catholic foundations, beliefs, and practices. The accessible question-and-answer format guides readers to the issues that concern them, including: Where do Roman Catholic and Protestant beliefs differ? What happens during a Roman Catholic Mass? How does Roman Catholicism understand the biblical teaching about Mary? Who are the saints and what is their role? How can my Roman Catholic loved ones and I talk about the gospel? 40 Questions About Roman Catholicism explores theology and practice, doctrine and liturgy, sacraments and Mariology, contributions and scandals, and many other things, clarifying both real and perceived differences and similarities with other Christian traditions." --