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Book Title
Why I AMA Catholic
Publication Name
Why I am a Catholic
Title
Why I am a Catholic
Subtitle
Author of Papal Sin
Author
Garry Wills
Format
Trade Paperback
ISBN-10
0618380485
EAN
9780618380480
ISBN
9780618380480
Publisher
HarperCollins
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Religion
Topic
Christian Theology / Apologetics, Christianity / Catholic, Personal Memoirs, Religious, Faith
Release Year
2003
Release Date
08/10/2003
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.9in
Item Length
8.2in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
13.7 Oz
Publication Year
2003
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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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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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0618380485
ISBN-13
9780618380480
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2462308

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Book Title
Why I AMA Catholic
Author
Garry Wills
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Christian Theology / Apologetics, Christianity / Catholic, Personal Memoirs, Religious, Faith
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Religion
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
13.7 Oz

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Bx1752.W55 2003
Reviews
"The entire last section of WHY I AM A CATHOLIC is among Wills's most memorable writings." --Denis Donoghue New York Review of Books "Wills . . . explodes much of what passes as institutionalized Catholicism . . . and in his closing and very close reading of the Apostles' creed, boils the question of why one could possibly be a Catholic down to its essentials." --John Anderson The Nation "It is hard to imaginea more timely book than Garry Wills's "Why I Am a Catholic" . . . it is a great satisfaction to have the Church's history analyzed by a mind so critical but still so in love." --Joan Acocella The New Yorker "Wills's book is well written and carefully referenced to support his point of view." Publishers Weekly, Starred "The prolific historian offers a timely confession of faith and an apology in the true sense of the term." Kirkus Reviews, Starred "This new book . . . is a powerful work of personal reflection and history . . . Wills . . . is simply the most astute Catholic writer in America today." --James Carroll Boston Globe
Copyright Date
2002
Lccn
2003-051147
Dewey Decimal
282
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21

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  • by blueclem949
    Feb 23, 2010

    Why I Am A Catholic

    I decided to buy this book for two reasons: 1) I read the author's book "What Jesus Meant" and found it very thought-provoking, and 2) I am a somewhat conservative Catholic and wanted to read a liberal Catholic's take on the Church. So far I've read about 100 pages of this book, and it has more than met my expectations. Wills writes in a clean, concise style that I find very readable. I can follow his train of thought through some very complicated issues. Even though I don't agree with him on some things, his arguments help me to challenge and refine my own thinking. Finally, discussions of various authors he's read and people he's been associated with (such as William F. Buckley, Jr.) are hugely entertaining as well as informative. My one regret in reading this book is that I haven't ...

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