{"product_id":"mere-catholicism-faith-in-the-third-millennium-paperback","title":"Mere Catholicism: Faith in the Third Millennium - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Agatino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC. S. Lewis' \u003cem\u003eMere Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e is the obvious inspiration for the title of this book. In that book, Lewis uses the example of a person standing in a hall that is lined on both sides by rooms: Each room represents a different Christian tradition. He wanted to get readers into the hallway and let them choose for themselves whether to enter Christianity by the door of Anglicanism, Catholicism, and so forth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMere Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e brilliantly focuses on what essentially all Christians agree upon; namely the Creed, the canon of the New Testament, etc. However, many of the great controversies between Protestants and Catholics are purposely not discussed. There were ecumenical reasons for avoiding topics like papal primacy, purgatory, Marian devotions, and so forth. But, by avoiding these sorts of topics, \u003cem\u003eMere Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e can be read as \u003cem\u003eMere Protestantism\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wrote \u003cem\u003eMere Catholicism\u003c\/em\u003e to address some of those missing topics. Even though I am both intellectually and emotionally convinced of the truth of Catholic Christianity, I am indebted to C. S. Lewis (an Anglican) for helping me better understand how Christianity offers the most compelling raison d'être. His work and I hope my own is an exploration of \"faith seeking understanding,\" to quote St. Anselm of Canterbury. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755053678880,"sku":"9781620066850","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cf71860ef478a2319c2a8988a5dbde42.webp?v=1780049386","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mere-catholicism-faith-in-the-third-millennium-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}