From the most basic terms to the structures and practices of the Church, this book offers a plain-speaking introduction to Roman Catholicism. Now in a second edition, it contains new sections on relations with other faiths, coverage of recent controversies in the Church and an expanded section on social teaching. It covers:
Roman Catholic beliefs and traditions
practices and devotional life rituals, prayer, mass
Church structures and authorities from Vatican to parish church
Church hierarchies and people from bishops to the laity
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From the most basic terms to the structures and practices of the Church, this book offers a plain-speaking introduction to Roman Catholicism. Now i...
Berlin 1919, a civil war is raging between communists and nationalists. In the midst of this turmoil and violence a newborn baby is abandoned on the doorsteps of a convent. This is the story of that foundling, and of her quest to find an identity, a search which takes the child, the girl and the woman through a Germany of upheaval, fascism and war. It is a world in which belonging to the 'right' racial group can become a matter of life and death. In a life full of danger and adventure, Margareta moves in National Socialist and Communist circles, ever alive to the swirling currents of events...
Berlin 1919, a civil war is raging between communists and nationalists. In the midst of this turmoil and violence a newborn baby is abandoned on the d...
The country of Now was a country which was just coming into its own and was slowly growing its economy. The population was made up of people who had migrated from bordering countries which have been ravaged by roving bands of greedy Wizards and Sorcerers. When the bands of marauding Wizards and Sorcerers realized how well the country of Now was thriving, they started attacking the population at will. A small band of people decided to stop them without totally understanding the consequences of their decision. They were known as the Wizards of Now; and it did not take them long to realize just...
The country of Now was a country which was just coming into its own and was slowly growing its economy. The population was made up of people who had m...
Many ex-coalminers will find in this novel a powerful reminder of their own life 'down the pit' as it skilfully recreates a typical day in the life of Luke, a British coalface worker in the 1970's. Although the main action takes place over a single day and just one shift, the author delves back into Luke's trainee days in the 1950's. But it's not just old miners who will benefit from this story as the author carefully explains the various operations involved in bringing coal out from deep in the ground up to the surface and all the various specialists forming this tremendous team effort, from...
Many ex-coalminers will find in this novel a powerful reminder of their own life 'down the pit' as it skilfully recreates a typical day in the life of...
