The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia

by Michael Glazier; Monika Hellwig

Publisher:

Liturgical Press

, 2004

Overview

This authoritative encyclopedia combines a wealth of information with an attractive, easy-to-read format into a reference of value for professionals, parishes, and families alike. A generation has passed since Vatican Council II, and the enthusiasm and euphoria which exhilarated Catholic life in the years that followed the council are misted memories now. The council handed down to us new hopes, new dreams, new challenges; but, above all, it gifted us with a fresh vision of the Church as a pilgrim people.

This second edition of The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia gives a succinct and contemporary view to the beliefs, practices, and history of this people. It contains many revisions and over 150 new entries, over 1,300 cross-references, from Abel to Armageddon, from feminism to the zealots. Also included are black-and-white maps, drawings, and photographs. Over 200 such illustrations provide valuable visual information and add to the attractiveness of this volume.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The Reformers turned away from the Augustinian and medieval model of justification as a progressive transformation to the view that justification was in some real sense complete once it had been ‘imputed’ or attributed to the sinner.” (Page 453)

“The catholicity of the Church grounds Catholicism’s appreciation for the comprehensive character of truth.” (Page 142)

“gifts of the Holy Spirit are the seven spiritual gifts” (Page 322)

“Specific spiritualities such as Franciscan, Benedictine, or Ignatian are only properly understood if they are seen as specifications or distinctive manifestations of the baptismal spirituality to which all are called by virtue of their membership in God’s people. In that sense, they are derivative of baptismal spirituality. Said another way, all authentic Christian spirituality is ipso facto lay spirituality. All the baptized, whatever their situation in life, are called to the fullness of life in Christ by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit as this is discerned in and through membership in God’s people, the Church.” (Page 803)

“Both Catholics and Protestants agree that because of original sin all human beings stand in need of justification. They agree that justification is a free gift of God in Jesus Christ and that this free gift received in faith and trust cannot be merited. They also agree that justification effects the inner renewal of the believer and leads to good works.” (Page 454)

Praise for the Print Edition

The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia would make an excellent resource for middle or high school classrooms as well as for college students. This book should be on the shelf of every Catholic school, elementary through college, as an informational resource. It would be useful for everything from researching reports to evangelizing the most universal teachings of the Church, to establishing a strong foundation for catechesis.

—Catholic Books Review

Product Details

• Title: The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia
• Editor: Editors: Michael Glazier and Monika K. Hellwig
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 928
• Christian Group: Catholic
• Resource Type: Encyclopedia

Sample Pages from The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia