The Evolution of Dutch Catholicism, 1958-1974:

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...Professor Peli- defined itself over almost two millennia, rather than what they may have actually kan's copious citation from the authors lest even the welcome documents of the themselves then is not only excellent Second Vatican Council solidify into believed...

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...the sources for which march down the centuries...

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...butas the historicalstruggle of men inthe responsibility for the spiritual and intelThe faith of that church is understood Spirit (and out ofthe Spirit) to understand lectual life of the church, they need to normatively, however, with little attenthat they might believe and believe that learn how that church has developed and tion to lay piety...

...Althoughthe author's THE EVOLUTION OF DUTCH cism took on an international signifidecision will startle Catholics educated CATHOLICISM, 1958-1974 cance all out of proportion to Holland's to equate medieval theology with John A. Coleman size or numbers...

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...Aquinas begin to acquire authority be- was one of the most traditional in Coleman, a professor ofthe sociology . yond the Italian devotees ofhis own Or- Europe...

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...If thechurch then was not believing, began to take place, and Dutch Catholi- how did the model church of tradiCommonweal: 312...

...departure, and in him we have at last a This volume is the middle one in a master teacher...

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...Dense laymen is not as a compendium of the ped around with varieties' of custom, .. with citations from medieval literature, doctrines which were developed in those order, age, and gender...

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