Text (Grade 8) (Faith & Life) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 158617570X ISBN 13: 9781586175702

Publisher: Ignatius Press, 2010

Synopsis

Third Edition The student textbook lessons incorporate the four principal components of catechesis: the Creed, the Commandments, the Sacraments and Liturgy, Prayer and Scripture. But besides giving a clear and comprehensive presentation of our faith, the student textbook is rich in artwork, both original and classical. THEME: The history of the Church--its founding by Christ, its birth in the Holy Spirit, the marks of the one, true Church, the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, the saints and the role of the religious and laity up to the present. The structure of the Church Jesus planned, the role of the Magisterium, the clergy, the religious and the laity and our own vocations. SEQUENCE: Part 1: The Church. Christ's plan for the Church's structure and its necessary attributes; the Church's teaching authority. The early Church: Martyrs, Fathers, Saints and Mary. Part 2: The Christian in the World. Religious and laity, Holy Orders, Marriage, and family life; call to holiness. Part 3: The Last Things. Death, Judgment, the end of the world. AIM: To help the teenager know and love the Church as Christ's Body and the Magisterium as the sure voice of Jesus, so that the young person may be strengthened through his life in the Church to face the

Edition details

• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158617570X
• ISBN 13: 9781586175702
• Binding: Paperback
• Editor: Ignatius Press