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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIt is written in an elegant and clear style. It is accessible to non-specialists who are interested in the development of post-Reformation Catholicism, and in how the Church wrestled with the task of holding together the promotion of devotion and the nurturing of faith with careful discernment of some of the wilder claims about supernatural interventions, and offering robust responses to diverse criticisms of church teaching and practices. This book should also prompt readers to question their own awareness of the sources of their beliefs, the influences that shape their assumptions and certainties, the reliability of the authorities they accept, and their usual modes of verifying truth claims. * John Sullivan, The Heythrop Journal *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: The Legacy of Medieval Credulitas Chapter 2: Credulitas, Credibility, and Belief in Early Modern Theology: The Turning Points Chapter 3: Beyond Suárez: The Place of Credibility in Post-Reformation Theological Discourse Chapter 4: Credibility, Faith, and Confessional Polemics Chapter 5: Credibility, Faith, and Obedience: The Debate Over the Immortality of the Soul Chapter 6: Managing the Flock: Too Much Credibility? Chapter 7: Managing the Flock: Too Little Credibility? Chapter 8: Belief, Credibility, and Credulity Across Time and Space: the Global Catholic Church and the Truth of Sanctity Conclusion
