Description

Timothy G. McCarthy - teacher and scholar - writes with vitality and conviction. Christianity and Humanism is the engrossing story of the Christian faith and its implications for modern humanity. In this new study, McCarthy widens the focus of his earlier work, The Catholic Tradition: Before and After Vatican II, 1878-1993 (Loyola Press, 1994, and now in its third printing). He traces Hebrew and Christian biblical root-stories from which Christianity has branched out and been embraced in both hemispheres during the past two thousand years. With this foundation, he explores the hope of ecumenism, the promise of liberation theology, and the challenge and mission of Christian humanism as we approach the third millennium. McCarthy presents his information in a clear and logical format, and although he is rarely overtly inspirational, his study is unfailingly humane. Drawing from a wide variety of sources - including secular historical records, papal encyclicals, episcopal letters, and contemporary newspapers and magazines - he tells the compelling story of Christian progress across the centuries. To satisfy the needs of even the most demanding readers, Dr. McCarthy provides abundant scriptural references for collateral reading, maps, an ample glossary, and a detailed chronology. Twelve pages of bibliography and two indexes further enhance the book.