{"product_id":"the-belief-of-catholics","title":"The Belief of Catholics","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Ronald Knox\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd people go round saying,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ‘At least Catholics know what they believe,\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e” sarcastically remarks Charles Ryder of Evelyn Waugh’s \u003ci\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e. With \u003ci\u003eThe Belief of Catholics\u003c\/i\u003e, Ronald Knox offers a stirring \u003ci\u003ecredo\u003c\/i\u003e which puts the sarcasm of his friend and biographer Waugh’s protagonist in its proper place. Building up the vast, intricate structure of Catholic doctrine from its foundation to its summit, Knox begins with a scrutiny of modernity’s ill-founded aversion to religion and then proceeds, in measured, memorable style, to address those “essential and unavoidable” questions to which religion must provide the answers. Does God exist? Does he reveal himself to humanity? Is a loving relationship between God and human beings a myth or a reality? Is the Catholic Church what it claims to be: the means and end of salvation as promised by Jesus Christ?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe ethos of Catholics is not futuristic; they live, not on dreams, but on convictions.\u003c\/em\u003e (Ronald Knox)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCelebrated since its first appearance in 1927 as a classic in Catholic apologetics, \u003ci\u003eThe Belief of Catholics\u003c\/i\u003e offers a clear, stimulating, and persuasive presentation of orthodoxy. As a challenge to skeptics and a restorative for believers, Knox’s work is the genuine article: the expression of the faith, freely received as it was freely given, ringing with the all the courage of one man’s unflagging conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* * *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Knox \u003c\/b\u003e(1888–1957) was an English Catholic priest, theologian, and author, and one of the most prominent twentieth-century converts from Anglicanism to Catholicism. Best known for his contemporary English translation of the Scriptures (the “Knox Bible”), he wrote numerous works of apologetics and collections of ser­mons, retreat conferences, and lectures, as well as six detective novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; E-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Immediately following purchase, an .epub file and a .mobi (Kindle) file are available for download.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685950712\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53100033311087,"sku":"978-1685950712","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":53100033343855,"sku":"978-1685950713","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--628.jpg?v=1781124693","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-belief-of-catholics","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}