The Case for Catholicism: Answers to Classic and Contemporary Protestant Objections

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The Case for Catholicism: Answers to Classic and Contemporary Protestant Objections

This is the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and thorough defense of the Catholic Church against Protestant objections in print. This book is especially relevant as the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation draws near and discussion of the arguments made against the Church during that time in history receive renewed interest.

The Case for Catholicism answers arguments put forward by early Reformers like Luther and Calvin as well as contemporary defenders of Protestantism like Norm Geisler and R.C. Sproul. It provides a meticulous defense of the biblical and historical nature of Catholic doctrines from Scripture and church history. Finally, in both answering Protestant objections to Catholicism and in providing evidence for the Faith,The Case for Catholicism cites modern Protestant scholars who question Reformation assumptions and show how evidence from Scripture and church history support aspects of Catholic theology.

This book is divided into four sections, with each answering a key question Christians have asked about the nature of their faith. Those key questions are:

What is my authority?
What is the Church?
How am I saved?
Who belongs to the body of Christ?

The Case for Catholicism will become a reliable, resource for any Catholic who desires a well-researched, readable, and persuasive answer to Protestant arguments made against the Catholic faith.

Table of contents :
Preface

Part I By Whose Authority?

1 Sola Scriptum
2 Sacred Tradition
3 The Old Testament Canon 4 The New Testament Canon

Part II What Is the Church?

5 The Papacy, Part I 6 The Papacy, Part II 7 The Priesthood
8 The Eucharist and the Mass

Part III How Am I Saved?

9 Baptism
10 Justification, Part I 11 Justification, Part II 12 Eternal Security

Part IV What Is the Body of Christ?

13 Purgatory
14 The Intercession and Veneration of the Saints 15 The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God
16 The Immaculate Conception and Bodily Assumption

Afterword
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Notes