About the Author

Thomas P. Rausch, S.J., Ph.D., is the author of Catholicism at the Dawn of the Third Millennium, Reconciling Faith and Reason, and The College Student's Introduction to Theology published by The Liturgical Press. Catherine E. Clifford, Ph.D., is a lecturer at St. Michael's College and St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto.

Reviews

This book would be useful to teachers and administrators in Catholic schools, to participants in R.C.I.A. programs and, in general, to anyone seeking to learn how Catholics make sense of life today.Studies in Religion ... invaluable as a learning resource for candidates enrolled in our certificate program for Catholic leadership in health, education, and social services... Thomas Rausch's accessible text, enhanced in its second edition by Catherine Clifford's comprehensive questions and glossary, should be required reading for all Catholics over the age of 50 and strongly recommended for everyone else.M.J. Marrocco, Director of Continuing Education, University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, Ontario This second edition of Rausch's extremely serviceable survey of Roman Catholic faith, ethics, and practice has been augmented with updated bibliographies, focus questions, and glossary to make the work even more user-friendly for those who desire an overview of the Roman Catholic Church. A useful appendix includes a three-page list of places where topics in the present text correlate with material found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church... Rausch writes with clarity, which should make this work a fine first introduction to Catholicism for either classroom or adult education.Theology Today An expanded and updated version of Thomas Rausch's well-received, Catholicism at the Dawn of the Third Millennium (1996), this volume is a welcome source for undergraduate classes and adult study groups... after receiving the review copy of Catholicism in the Third Millennium, I decided to adopt it as the basic text for my undergraduate course on Roman Catholicism. It will be interesting to see if my students react to it as positively as I did.Catholic Studies Book Review This book provides an excellent introduction to Catholicism and the Roman Catholic Church for those who want something different than adult catechisms or theological textbooks. It thoroughly covers the basic characteristics most people take for granted when dealing with Catholicism.Theoforum