The Faith Understood: An Introduction to Catholic Theology

In The Faith Understood Mark J. Zia presents an introduction to Catholic theology. Zia presents the principles of authentic biblical interpretation and discusses why the Magisterium is the only way to correctly interpret the Bible and the writings of the Church fathers, doctors, and saints. Zia also explains how faith and reason; science and theology; and the natural and the supernatural are always agreeable. Other topics include the Incarnation and its primary Christological heresies that threatened the early Church; the Blessed Virgin Mary; and eschatology (the “last things”—judgment, purgatory, hell, and heaven). This book is an excellent resource for college students, adult faith formation programs, and motivated Catholics aspiring to learn more about their faith.