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Why I Am a Catholic

by Garry Wills
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Why I Am a Catholic
Why I Am a Catholic

Challenging faith, embracing Catholicism with critical love.

"Why I Am a Catholic" might resonate with you if you're grappling with reconciling personal beliefs and institutional critiques. Garry Wills approaches Catholicism with a nuanced lens—it's an intellectual and historical journey that doesn't shy away from questioning, yet it's rooted in a deep, resonant faith. His perspective might offer you a thoughtful companionship on your own spiritual or intellectual exploration, especially if you're seeking a balance between faith and critical thought.

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Why I Am a Catholic

by Garry Wills
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ISBN: 9780618380480
Authors: Garry Wills
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date of Publication: 2003-10-08
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, Religion, Biographies & Memoirs, History
Related Topics: Theology, Church History, Faith, Spirituality, History, Christianity, Biography
Goodreads rating: 3.61
(rated by 387 readers)

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In this provocative work, which could not be timelier, Garry Wills, one of our country's most noted writers and historians, offers a powerful statement of his Catholic faith. Beginning with a reflection on his early experience of that faith as a child and later as a Jesuit seminarian, Wills reveals the importance of Catholicism in his own life. He goes on to challenge, in clear and forceful terms, the claim that criticism or reform of the papacy is an assault on the faith itself. For Wills, a Catholic can be both loyal and critical, a loving child who stays with his father even if the parent is wrong. Wills turns outward from his personal experiences to present a sweeping narrative covering two thousand years of church history, revealing that the papacy, far from being an unchanging institution, has been transformed dramatically over the millennia -- and can be reimagined in the future. At a time when the church faces one of its most difficult crises, Garry Wills offers an important and compelling entrée into the discussion of the church's past -- and its future. Intellectually brisk and spiritually moving, Why I Am a Catholic poses urgent questions for Catholic and non-Catholic readers alike.
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Challenging faith, embracing Catholicism with critical love.

"Why I Am a Catholic" might resonate with you if you're grappling with reconciling personal beliefs and institutional critiques. Garry Wills approaches Catholicism with a nuanced lens—it's an intellectual and historical journey that doesn't shy away from questioning, yet it's rooted in a deep, resonant faith. His perspective might offer you a thoughtful companionship on your own spiritual or intellectual exploration, especially if you're seeking a balance between faith and critical thought.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.