The Church: Our Story : Catholic Tradition, Mission, and Practice

By Patricia Morrison Driedger

Written in accord with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and rooted in the sound catechetical principles of the National Catechetical Directory, these texts present a well-defined curriculum model... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877936676
• ISBN13: 9780877936671
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Ave Maria Press
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

The Church: Our Story

I used this as a textbook with high school freshmen. It was very informative, but challenging for that level. Driedger takes a thematic approach to church history. So this book is better for understanding who and where the Catholic Church is now than as a comprehensive survey of church history. In fact, it would be helpful to know the basics of Christian history before you delve into this text. The author's religious approach is open minded. She presents the official teachings without being too fundamentalist or rigid. Once the reader gets used to the author's style, this book has much to offer for understanding the contemporary Catholic Church.

good introduction

This text is a helpful introduction to Catholicism. I highly recommend it for those who are interested in learning the fundamental Catholic convictions about the Church. It works well in RCIA discussions.