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An engaging and authoritative introduction to Catholic Christianity by the distinguished theologian Gerald O'Collins Illuminates Catholicism in terms of scripture and history Spells out the challenges Catholic Christianity faces at present and engages with contemporary moral debatesThis lucid and accessible account explains how Roman Catholicism and its beliefs and practices came to be what they are. The authors move through history to sum up the present characteristics of Catholic Christianity and the major challenges it faces in the third millennium. Explaining matters in a fresh and original way, they do justice to the Catholic heritage and show that Catholicism is a dynamic and living faith. Well-structured, highly informative, and clearly written, the book does not duck critical problems and the negative side of history. Rather, O'Collins and Farrugia explore the challenges which Catholics and other Christians must face and engage with contemporary moral issues. This is an authoritative, lively, and up-to-date introduction to Catholicism for the modern reader.Readership: Graduate students of theology and religious studies and their teachers; clergy and those training for the ministry; teachers of religious education; lay people who want an accessible work on Catholicism