{"product_id":"the-spirit-of-catholicism-9781441178022","title":"The Spirit of Catholicism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere is so much debate about the Catholic Church today. How can an institution rocked by scandal survive? The answer is its spirit.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1924, Karl Adam's classic work \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of Catholicism\u003c\/i\u003e caught the zeitgeist and was an international bestseller. The need for a similar book for our times is very urgent and here it is. As now, the privatization and spiritualization of religion was a major issue. Boland stresses however the social, embodied character of Catholicism, a fact he regards as crucial for the social and political situation in which we find ourselves today. We are not just witness to the presence of Christ's body under the form of bread but also to Christ's body as the community of those who have come to believe in Christ. This is the earthen vessel in which a treasure is carried and Catholicism acknowledges and celebrates this embodiment. This is the spirit of Catholicism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Continuum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781441178022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272","brand":"Vivian Boland Op","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41490609111221,"sku":"9781441178022","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_28116de9-c790-4ce8-8d47-88cf95177793.jpg?v=1640921598","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-spirit-of-catholicism-9781441178022","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}