Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma - Hardcover

Ludwig Ott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 192929185X ISBN 13: 9781929291854

Publisher: Roman Catholic Books, 2012

Synopsis

After half a century, still the greatest one-volume compendium of Catholic teaching ever published. First published in German in 1952, Professor Ludwig Ott's Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma instantly became an indispensable reference for priests, teachers and families. Comprehensive yet concise, it provides in a single large volume clear explanations of every Catholic doctrinal teaching-along with their foundations in Scripture, Tradition, Church councils, papal pronouncements, and the Fathers and Doctors of the Church. And unlike any other compendium of doctrine before or since, it provides the Theological Grade of Certainty for every teaching it contains. Ott begins with an introduction to the science of theology itself, explaining its principles, methods, vocabulary, and system of classification. He also shows you how to distinguish the Catholic understanding of the development of dogma from the heretical version, and how to differentiate the three kinds of Catholic truth and the six grades of theological certainty. The book is organized into five major sections, covering the entire range of Catholic teaching according to the divisions of traditional catechesis: THE UNITY OF GOD: HIS EXISTENCE AND NATURE; GOD THE CREATOR; THE DOCTRINE OF GOD THE REDEEMER; THE DOCTRINE OF GOD THE SANCTIFIER; THE DOCTRINE OF GOD THE CONSUMMATOR. Detailed table of contents with over 250 entries; 18-page index of Old and New Testament (the best of its kind ever compiled); Index of Persons; Index of Subjects; Extensive Bibliography.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Ludwig Ott was born in 1906 at Neumarkt, Germany. He was later ordained a priest in 1930 after studying at the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt. He received his doctorate degree under Martin Grabmann in Munich and went on to study the development of medieval theology. Dr. Ott wrote the Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma mainly for students in a clear and concise form. With it, he wished to add to the knowledge of the Church's teaching as well as awaken possible calls to the religious life. He died in Eichstaett on October 25, 1985.

Review:

German scholars are famous for first-rate handbooks; this is a splendid specimen. It covers the field of dogmatic theology and is translated into clear, readable English...Excellent summaries are given of disputed questions...highly recommended to priests engaged in teaching religion in high school or college. For educated laymen it is a fine summary of what the priest learned in the seminary. --America (1956)

Quite the most remarkable work of compression of its kind that I have encountered. --James Bastible, University College, Cork

About this edition

• Publisher: Roman Catholic Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 192929185X
• ISBN 13: 9781929291854
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 544