| Introduction |
1 |
| I. What is catholicism? |
3 |
| II. Faith and its outcomes: theology, doctrine, discipleship |
19 |
| Part one: Human existence |
73 |
| III. The Human condition today |
77 |
| IV. Understandubgs of human existence |
99 |
| V. A theology of human existence: Nature, grace. Original sin |
157 |
| Part two: God |
201 |
| VI. Belief and unbelief: The search for God |
205 |
| VII. Revelation: God"S self-disclosure to us |
227 |
| VIII. The triune God |
275 |
| IX. God: Special questions |
333 |
| X. Religion and its varieties |
395 |
| Part three: Jesus Christ |
395 |
| XI. Christ and contemporary culture |
399 |
| XII. The Christ of the new testament |
415 |
| XIII. The Christ of postbiblical theology and doctrine |
461 |
| XIV. The Christ of contemporary theology |
491 |
| XV. Special questions in Christology |
539 |
| Part four: The Church |
569 |
| XVI. The Church of the new testament |
571 |
| XVII. The Church in history |
607 |
| XVIII. The Church of the second Vatican councli |
655 |
| XIX. The Church in contemporary theology and doctrine |
691 |
| XX. Special questions in ecclesiology |
739 |
| Part five: The sacraments |
783 |
| XXI. The sacraments in general |
787 |
| XXII. The sacraments of initiation: Baptism, confirmation, and eucharist |
805 |
| XXIII. The sacraments of healing: Penance and anointing of the sick |
835 |
| XXIV. The sacraments of vocation and commitment: matrimony and holy order |
851 |
| Part Six: Christian morality |
881 |
| XXV. Christian morality: A historical perspective |
883 |
| XXVI. Foundations of Christian morality |
921 |
| XXVII. Christian morality: Special questions |
981 |
| Part seven: Christian spirituality |
1015 |
| XXVIII. Christian spirituality |
1019 |
| XXIX. Worship: Liturgy, prayer, devotions |
1063 |
| XXX. Mary and the saints |
1077 |
| XXXI. The last things |
1123 |
| Conclusion |
1185 |
| XXXII. Catholicism: A synthesis |
1187 |