This penultimate volume of the Tradivox collection represents the last catechism to be issued by a body of bishops before the opening of the Second Vatican Council in 1962. Promulgated by the bishops of Germany and first appearing as an illustrated "unified catechism" in 1955, the Katholischer Katechismus der Bist mer Deutschlands was adopted throughout Germany and several other German-speaking dioceses and soon became the gold standard for religious education in several translations and derivative works in Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, and other languages abroad.
Among its remarkable features, this carefully crafted catechism presents an admirable balance of theological precision and contemporary applications. It is masterfully structured for easy access, learning, and teaching, having drawn upon the best in expert teaching methods of the time. Uniquely designed in a five-tier format, nearly all of the more than three hundred lessons include: