Growing in the Church From Birth to Death

by Buckley, Francis J., S.J.

• ISBN13: 9780761816805
• ISBN10: 0761816801
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-02
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Growing in the Church is a synthesis of psychology and theology which demonstrates why faith is necessary even in today's world, and how it meets the needs of modern humanity. Eschewing linear logic, Buckley uses psychology as the basis for his work, which is a journey through the formation of the Christian psyche. A rich book, yet simple in concept, it will fascinate Catholics and students of religion alike.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Infant Baptism: What, Why, When, How?	1	(12)
Early Formation of Conscience: What, Why, When, How?	13	(14)
First Communion: What, Why, When, How?	27	(12)
First Confession: What, Why, When, How?	39	(34)
Children and the Catechism	73	(16)
Religious Content for Children from Six to Twelve	89	(14)
Teaching Teenagers the Sacraments: Why? What? How?	103	(10)
Confirmation: What? Why? When? How?	113	(22)
Theology and the Catholic University: Past, Present, Future	135	(14)
Improving College Students' Religious Attitudes and Values	149	(8)
Liberating the University: A Commentary on Ex Corde Ecclesiae	157	(14)
Ethics at the University and the Jesuit Charism	171	(10)
The Christian Criterion	181	(8)
The Draft of a Catechism for the Universal Church: Report on a Symposium	189	(10)
The Catechism of the Catholic Church: Good News or Bad?	199	(16)
Recent Developments in the Sacrament of Penance	215	(14)
Healing and Reconciliation in the Gospel acording to Luke	229	(8)
Guilt	237	(12)
Failure: See Success	249	(10)
Theology of Christian Death	259	(12)
Afterword	271	(2)
Index	273	(1)
Author	274