The Catholic Faith: An Introduction

by Lawrence S. Cunningham

An introduction to Catholicism for college students, painting a broad context of what a Catholic approach to the world is all about. +

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809128594
• ISBN13: 9780809128594
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great book for thinking young christians

Having a teenage daughter who recently made her confirmation, I revisited this book. Any intelligent, serious young person hesitates about committing themselves to their faith. Do I really believe? Does it really make sense? What about science? Why commit to a church with all the problems I see? Is this just a blind step because my parents want me too? Lawrence Cunningham does a very good job of getting behind the "what" to the "why" and the world view of Roman Catholicism in a way that explains the beauties of the church in the world and shows why such a seemingly "unprogressive" institution can be a reasonable conscious choice for a thinking young person. I found this book years ago when I was a new Catholic, and have given it several times as a gift to special confirmation candidates. The reading level is a step above average high school fare, as it was written for college students.