• What are the basics of Christian belief?
• How can you know the most important elements of the faith?
• When you hear people talk about doctrines that seem unfamiliar, how can you know if they are at the core of Christianity or outside the center?

The Apostles' Creed is the oldest, most beautiful succinctsummary of Christian beliefs. Though often recited in unison duringworship services, the creed begins with the phrase "I believe,"making it a deeply personal profession of faith. But when was thelast time you examined it closely?

In Affirming the Apostles' Creed, an excerpt fromGrowing in Christ, noted Bible scholar and author J. I.Packer explains the meaning and implications of each phrase of thisgreat creed. Each concise chapter serves as an invitation to divefurther into the creed-and as a result, into the essentials of theChristian faith-by concluding with discussion questions and Biblepassages for further study.

More than 500 clear and concise questions and answers are included. Fr. Connell's catechism is superior to any other catechism, including any other Baltimore catechism, because developed explanations and Sacred Scripture are used extensively to amplify the answers and each chapter concludes with study helps, exercises, and a summary essay for teachers and students.

Twenty-two extraordinary engravings help to make this edition among the finest Catholic catechisms ever printed.

This is a reprint by The Seraphim Company of Fr. Connell's 1949 Baltimore Catechism No. 3, originally published by Benziger Brothers. This reprint is identical to the original except for the addition of an excellent section of essential Catholic prayers at the beginning, and the twenty-two beautiful engravings with explanations.

The question and answer format is useful for anyone who wants to grow in his or her knowledge of the faith of the Catholic Church. It is also perfect for parents who want to instruct their children in the fundamentals of Catholicism.

This book is a superb teaching tool with 33 lessons, and is appropriate for grades 4-7.

This durable study edition of the Book of Confessions includes the official texts of the eleven confessional statements of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Each creed is introduced by an informative essay providing historical and theological background.

The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church speaks of the "wisdom of the presentation" of the Catechism and of "the depth of its spirituality". These points have rarely been explained in any sustained way and have never before been systematically treated. The unique point about this book is that it focuses on these points, rather than a simple explanation of the content of the Catechism. This book offers a pedagogical approach to the Catechism for handing on the faith of the Catholic Church in any setting, whether home, school and parish. It offers perennially valid teaching points drawn from a perennial text, and an explanation of the `pedagogy of God' which underpins all authentic teaching methods in the Church. In this way, the book offers a twelve step `path to recovery' out of unhealthy catechetical addictions and obsessions which have bedeviled the catechetical world.

It is unique in its origin, emerging from a `catechetical friendship', encouraged by Cardinal Schönborn, between three institutions working in an authentic Catholic catechetical tradition. The three authors display a deep trust and love for the words of the Catechism of the Catholic Church - words that hold a rich heritage and can be pondered lovingly and searchingly, since they are for our good, for everyone's good.

Since the Catechism of the Catholic Church was written for the express purpose of grounding and fostering catechisms based on it for local needs and ordinary readers, Kreeft does just that, offering a thorough summary of Catholic doctrine, morality, and worship in a popular format with less technical language. He presents a systematic, organic synthesis of the essential and fundamental Catholic teachings in the light of the Second Vatican Council and the whole of the Church's Tradition.

This book is the most thorough, complete and popular catechetical summary of Catholic belief in print that is based on the universal Catechism.