Résumé
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This book is the second volume of 'Croire. An invitation to the Catholic faith for 21st century men and women', published in 1999 (Éd. Droguet et Ardant), a fraternal offering and testimony to Faith intended for all readers, be they Catholic, Christian, believers or non-believers, who take as much interest in its meaning as its content. After an analysis of the human experience and the act of believing, the major assertions of the Apostles' Creed are treated. A shortage of space had resulted in the treatment of the Sacraments being confined to twenty-odd pages, which was clearly insufficient. This second volume repairs that shortcoming by presenting the sacramental organisation in the Church. The method, and the intended audience, remains the same in a world where sacramental observance is not only undergoing a steep decline, but is also being called into question. The book's point of departure is the anthropological significance of the rite. It then merges the sacraments into the person of Christ, the first sacrament of God, and shows how the sacraments make up the Church. After that, it lists the classic seven sacraments: baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, reconciliation (or penance), the anointing of the sick, holy orders and lastly marriage. Each sacrament is presented according to its own specificity and the sphere of human experience it concerns (water and life, nourishment and the meal, the human approach to reconciliation, sickness and death, authority, and lastly marriage as an institution), taking into account the difficulties involved in its practice today. The doctrinal content of the sacrament is expressed in the light of history, for the sacraments belong both to the word and to the practice of the Church. Reflections of a pastoral nature round off the book. The author's aim is to set out sacraments that are 'appealing', both credible and desirable.
L'auteur - Bernard Sesboüé
Bernard Sesboüé, jésuite et théologien reconnu, est professeur émérite à la faculté de théologien du Centre-Sèvres à Paris.
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Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Cerf |
Auteur(s) | Bernard Sesboüé |
Collection | Théologies |
Parution | 08/01/2009 |
Format | 14.5 x 23.5 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 495g |
EAN13 | 9782204087902 |
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