Notes on Contributors ix
Introduction 1
James J. Buckley, Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt, and Trent Pomplun
Part I Catholic Histories 5
1 The Old Testament 7
Claire Mathews McGinnis
2 The New Testament 22
Luke Timothy Johnson
3 The Early Church 36
Angela Russell Christman
4 The Middle Ages 49
Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt
5 The Reformation 63
Carlos M.N. Eire
6 Modernity and Post-Modernity 81
Peter J. Casarella
Part II Catholic Cultures 97
7 The Holy Land 99
David B. Burrell
8 India 112
Charles J. Borges
9 Africa 127
Emmanuel Katongole
10 Europe 143
Emmanuel Perrier
11 Great Britain and Ireland 159
Fergus Kerr and D. Vincent Twomey
12 Latin America 173
Angel F. Méndez Montoya
13 North America 189
Sandra Yocum Mize
14 Asia 205
Peter C. Phan
15 Oceania 221
Tracey Rowland
Part III Catholic Doctrines 235
16 The Practice of Catholic Theology 237
Joseph A. DiNoia
17 The Development of Doctrine 251
John E. Thiel
18 God 268
Robert Barron
19 Creation and Anthropology 282
Mary Aquin O'Neill
20 Jesus Christ 297
Edward T. Oakes
21 Mary 312
Trent Pomplun
22 Church 326
Avery Cardinal Dulles
23 The Liturgy and Sacraments 340
Susan. K. Wood
24 Moral Theology 354
David Matzko McCarthy
25 The End 371
James J. Buckley
Part IV Catholic Practices 387
26 Spirituality 389
Wendy M. Wright
27 Institutions 403
John A. Coleman
28 The Holy See 418
Francis A. Sullivan
29 Ecumenism 432
Michael Root
30 Inter-Religious Dialog 449
Gavin D'Costa
31 Art and Literature 463
Patrick Sherry
32 Science and Theology 477
Michael Heller
33 Justice and Peace 490
Kelly Johnson
Index 505

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