The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism

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The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism is written by James J. Buckley and published by John Wiley & Sons. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0470751339 (ISBN 10) and 9780470751336 (ISBN 13).

The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism offers an extensive survey of the history, doctrine, practices, and global circumstances of Roman Catholicism, written by a range of distinguished and experienced Catholic writers. Engages its readers in an informed and informative conversation about Roman Catholic life and thought Embraces the local and the global, the past and the present, life and the afterlife, and a broad range of institutions and activities Considers both what is distinctive about Catholic life and thought, and how Catholicism overlaps with and transforms other ways of thinking and living Topics covered include: peacemaking, violence and wars; money, the vow of poverty and socio-economic life; art by and about Catholics; and men, women and sex