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Catechism
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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Catechism (Gk.,
katēcheō, ‘instruct’). An elementary manual of Christian doctrine. In the Middle Ages books were produced containing explanations of the
Lord's Prayer and
creed, lists of mortal sins, etc. It was the
Reformation, however, with its insistence on religious instruction, which brought forth the catechisms known today. Catechisms normally contain expositions of the creed, Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments; RC ones add instructions on the
Hail Mary,
sacraments, virtues and vices, and extend into virtually every area of doctrine and behaviour.
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Catechism for today? (Presbyterian Church catechism).
Magazine article from: Presbyterian Record; 11/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Larger and Shorter Catechisms (1647). Shorter Catechism The Shorter Catechism...with one form of catechism or to dress up...decided to have two catechisms: "one more exact...Tuckney, we owe the catechisms. The Larger Catechism was presented...
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Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Magazine article from: Insight on the News; 9/19/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...content of their faith from the Baltimore Catechism, a slim book of 499 succinct questions...16th-century Council of Trent. That catechism began crisply: "Who made us? God made...Catholics became embarrassed by the Baltimore Catechism -- its dogma was too dogmatic -- and...
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Catechism of the Catholic Church.(Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies; 3/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...introduction to the Catechism, John Paul II makes...that he intends the Catechism not to replace previously approved regional catechisms but to "encourage...a symposium on the Catechism at Catholic University...supplement to approved local catechisms and needs to be seen...
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The catechism: four responses.
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 5/7/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...church found in former catechisms, it does not limit...institutionalism. The new Catechism's overall interpretation...application. Thus this catechism is not presented as...the writing of local catechisms and in the formation...programs. Thus, the Catechism almost begs to be...
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The Catechism Yesterday and Today: The Evolution of a Genre
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 4/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...commentaries, and studies on the catechism and catechisms. Every age has its catechism. However, for the first 1200 years...Middle Ages. He discusses Reformation catechisms, the Catechism of the Council of Trent, catechisms...
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CATHOLIC CATECHISM TACKLES MODERN ISSUES THE NEW BOOK DOES NOT RESEMBLE WHAT MOST U.S. CATHOLICS ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH IT EVEN ADDRESSES TAX FRAUD AND THE ARMS RACE.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/28/1994; 700+ words
; ...language delayed the English catechism more than 18 months, and...Nevertheless, the 688-page ``Catechism of the Catholic Church...represent a return to the catechisms of old that most U.S. Catholics...outside marriage, the new catechism catalogs a list of modern...
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New catechism designed for bishops, educators: 816-page book full of male nouns, pronouns. ('Catechism of the Catholic Church' - includes related excerpts and timetable of development)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 6/17/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...awaited English-language version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It is scheduled...original French version. The 816-page catechism is universal, not national nor local...Catholic Bishops, hailed publication of the catechism as one of the biggest events in the church...
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Introducing the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Traditional Themes and Contemporary Issues.(Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies; 3/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...introduction to the Catechism, John Paul II makes...that he intends the Catechism not to replace previously approved regional catechisms but to "encourage...a symposium on the Catechism at Catholic University...supplement to approved local catechisms and needs to be seen...
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The new catechism.
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 3/12/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...is to be understood. The catechism (also called a "compendium...pope further notes that the Catechism of the Catholic Church is...in the writing of new local catechisms pertinent to the needs of...church. Structurally, the catechism patterns itself after the...
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VATICAN'S NEW CATECHISM GENERALLY WELL RECEIVED BY JEWISH EXPERTS
News Wire article from: Jewish Telegraphic Agency; 12/15/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...Agency 12-15-1992 VATICAN'S NEW CATECHISM GENERALLY WELL RECEIVED BY JEWISH EXPERTS...recent years that the church's new catechism has been generally well received by Jewish...to issues of Jewish concern. But the catechism's gaps and omissions on these issues...
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catechism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
catechism [Gr.,=oral...instruction. Catechisms are usually...the Heidelberg Catechism (1563). It...churches; other catechisms are the Longer and Shorter Catechisms of 1647 and...churches. The catechism for the Anglican...
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catechisms
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
catechisms were produced by both Protestant...Irish‐language catechism was John Kearney's Protestant...published in 1571. Catholic catechisms were based on the Council of Trent 's 1566 catechism. Basically a priest's text...
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Westminster Catechisms
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Westminster Catechisms. Two Catechisms compiled by the Westminster Assembly...of Scotland in 1648. The Larger Catechism is a popular restatement of the...Westminster Confession . The Shorter Catechism opens with the well-known Question...
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Catechism
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Catechism (Gk., katēcheō , ‘instruct...insistence on religious instruction, which brought forth the catechisms known today. Catechisms normally contain expositions of the creed, Lord's Prayer...
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‘Roman Catechism’
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
‘Roman Catechism’. The Catechismus ex Decreto Concilii Tridentini...Papal authority, is known as the ‘Roman Catechism’. It is not a catechism in the ordinary sense of a work arranged in question...
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