The Catechism Yesterday and Today: The Evolution of a Genre - Hardcover

Marthaler, Berard L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814623530 ISBN 13: 9780814623534

Publisher: Liturgical Press, 2000

Synopsis

The publication of the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" has generated new interest in catechisms. This book presents it as the latest version in a genre of works that, over time, have been made to sreve the cause of religious instruction, Church reform, safeguarding orthodoxy, inculturation, apologetics and, even, political agendas. In tracing the evolution of the catechism genre, this book presents a survey of Catholic history that recalls individuals and incidents - some little-known, some forgotten - that shaped the Church's catechetical ministry. It is a study of faith and culture addressed to the general reader as well as to historians, religious educators and theologians. The author begins with a look at the development of this tool for lay instruction and its evolution from the time of the Council of Trent through the Counter-Reformation. It then covers the effects of world mission on catechism development, provides a special look at the early-English and Irish catechisms, and gives an exploration of the American Baltimore catechism. The work concludes with a look at the Dutch catechism that forged the way for the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" before finishing with a discussion of that catechism as it now appears in English.

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The publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church has generated new interest in catechisms. Berard Marthaler's The Catechism Yesterday and Today presents it as the latest version in a genre of works that, over time, have served the cause of religious instruction, Church reform, safeguarding orthodoxy, inculturation, apologetics, and, even, political agendas. In tracing the evolution of the catechism-genre, The Catechism Yesterday and Today presents a survey of Catholic history that recalls individuals and incidents, some little known, some forgotten, that shaped the Church's catechetical ministry. It is a study of faith and culture addressed to the general reader as well as to historians, religious educators, and theologians. Marthaler begins with a look at the development of this tool for lay instruction and its evolution from the Council of Trent through the Counter-Reformation. The effects of world mission on catechism development and a special look at early English and Irish Catechisms precede an exploration of the American Baltimore catechism. The work concludes with a look at the Dutch catechism that forged the way for the Catechism of the Catholic Church before finishing with a discussion of that catechism as it now appears in English.

Edition details

• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814623530
• ISBN 13: 9780814623534
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176