The Great Mysteries: Experiencing Catholic Faith from the Inside Out

by Andrew Greeley

Overview

The Great Mysteries responds with passion and skill to the growing concerns of spiritual seekers and teachers of the Catholic faith. In radical, refreshing fashion, Greeley explores 12 essential questions of faith and grounds them in human experience. With the skill of a master storyteller and the passion of a deep believer, Greeley contemplates questions at the heart of human life—is there any purpose in my life? Are there any grounds for hope? Why is there evil in the world?—and reveals how the symbols, rituals, teachings and mysteries of Catholicism both shape and respond to these profound uncertainties.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781417503872
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/11/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	182
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Andrew M. Greeley is a priest, distinguished sociologist, and best-selling author. With more than 20 million copies of his books in print, he is one of America's best-known novelists and most quoted authorities on religion and culture. A professor of social sciences at the University of Arizona, he is also research associate at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.

Table of Contents

Foreword   Rev. Robert Barron     vii
Introduction     xi
The Mystery of God     1
The Mystery of Jesus of Nazareth     13
The Mystery of the Spirit     25
The Mystery of the Cross and Resurrection     39
The Mystery of Salvation     51
The Mystery of Grace     65
The Mystery of the Holy Eucharist     75
The Mystery of the Church     87
The Mystery of Baptism     103
The Mystery of Mary the Mother of Jesus     111
The Mystery of Heaven     125
The Mystery of the Return of Jesus     135
Conclusion     145
Guide for Discussion and Personal Meditation     151