Credo: The Apostles' Creed Explained for Today
written by Hans Küng, 1928- (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2003, originally published 1992), 206 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- In this small, lucid gem of a book, the controversial Swiss theologian Hans Kung offers his thoughtful explanation of what the ancient profession of Christian faith can mean for us today. In doing so, Kung also flings a challenging response to the new Catechism of the Catholic Church, for 'Credo' is a fresh answer to the conservative stance of today's Vatican -- a salvo that cannot be ignored. While controversy inevitably surrounds all of Kung's books, 'Credo' is his most accessible and straightforward work to date, written simply for all readers. It is the summation of a lifetime of theological thought by one of Christianity's most profound and original thinkers -- a book that reaches out to non-Catholic Christians, as well as to Jews, Moslems, and those of the Eastern religions, and that gives everyone the dignity he or she deserves. Kung asks the big questions: Can we still believe in God? In the Virgin birth? In the divinity of Jesus? In his resurrection? In eternal life? And Kung also asks many unusual questions: Did Auschwitz disprove the existence in God? Is there any real difference between Jesus and the Buddha? Is resurrection from the dead un-Jewish? Must the Church be undemocratic? The answers he gives are, as always, profound and unexpected. This is not a book just for Catholics or even just for Christians, but a book for anyone with an interest in how religion can be integrated into contemporary life. Here is a great modern intellect -- at his most reader-friendly.
- Field of Interest
- Religion & Thought
- Author
- Hans Küng, 1928-
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 1992 Wipf & Stock Publishers
- Content Type
- Book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 1992
- Page Count
- 206
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Publisher
- Wipf & Stock
- Place Published / Released
- Eugene, OR
- Subject
- Religion & Thought, Social Sciences, Belief Systems, Systèmes de croyances, النظم العقائدية, Glaubenssysteme, מערכות אמונה, Sistema de Creencias, Sistema de Crenças, Catholic Church, Christian, Theology, Catechesis, Faith
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Systèmes de croyances, النظم العقائدية, Glaubenssysteme, מערכות אמונה, Sistema de Creencias, Sistema de Crenças
