Reviews for The spirit of Catholicism

The average rating for The spirit of Catholicism based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-02-08 00:00:00 Nick Reed I had recently read Roots of the Reformation by Fr. Karl Adam who was a German Catholic theologian. I had heard many good things about this book and found it very insightful and an excellent read. Thus I moved on to another book of his The Spirit Of Catholicism. This was unbelievably good with a unique viewpoint. As a general canvas of the Church and her doctrines while it has some apologetic tone to it, mostly it has a theological viewpoint that looks at the Church on a deeper level. It was one of those books I was tempted to highlight every page. If I hadn't read the ebook version I could have saved myself time by just dipping the book in highlighter yellow. I just so enjoyed how he wrote on the papacy and it's connection to love or how the Church is permeated with Christ and united to him. Just such a rich book with much to reflect on. If you want an ebook version of this book you can find it on my blog

Review # 2 was written on 2008-11-29 00:00:00 Lorraine Corvino Tour de force. I can see why this is on so many lists of Catholic books to read. This reads like a standard, although not of beliefs like the Catechism, but as the title plainly says, of the spirit of Catholicism, that is, how and why to live as a disciple of Christ. It is not a quick or "fun" read, but I got it from the library three times so I could digest it in my own time. This is a book I should buy. Recommended by James Schall in Another Sort of Learning, Bibliography. Included in the "Catholicism Explained/Theology" section of Fr. John McCloskey's 100-book Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan. Listed by Patrick Madrid in the Reading Plan of Search and Rescue in Phase 3 (Advanced). ("superb book for explaining the mystique of Catholicism")