Deconstructing Sacramental Theology and Reconstructing Catholic Ritual

by Joseph Martos

Book Overview

Catholic sacramental doctrine has lost much of its credibility. Baptized people leave the church, adolescents stop attending shortly after they are confirmed, supposedly indissoluble marriages regularly dissolve, few go to confession, and many do not believe in transubstantiation. Drawing upon his decades-long study of the sacraments, Martos reveals how teachings that seemed rooted in the scriptures and Catholic life have become unmoored from the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498221793
• ISBN13: 9781498221795
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"