Spirit of Truth, High School > Course E > Unit 3
Chapter 11: Dialogue with the Jewish Community
Even though the Catholic Faith has its deepest roots in the Jewish Faith, there are fundamental differences.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course E > Unit 4
Chapter 12: What Muslims Believe
Islam, practiced by Muslims, is a religion that shares many points of contact with Christianity and Judaism, while also differing from both Christianity and Judaism in profound ways.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course E > Unit 4
Chapter 13: Dialogue with the Muslim Community
A major stumbling block to interreligious dialogue is religious violence. Catholics and Muslims should work together to establish peace and mutual respect through interreligious dialogue.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course E > Unit 5
Chapter 14: The Catholic Church and Eastern Religions
Hinduism teaches that all things in the universe are Brahman, or God, and that the universe is in an eternal cycle of creation, sustenance, destruction and re-creation.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course E > Unit 5
Chapter 15: The Catholic Church and Other Religious Groups in America
New Age Spirituality is an eclectic combination of beliefs and practices, some of which resemble Hinduism and Buddhism, as well as certain ancient Christian heresies such as Gnosticism.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course E > Unit 2
Chapter 8: The Catholic Church and Protestant Christians
The Protestant Reformation was sparked by Augustinian priest Martin Luther. More movements of reform and schism quickly swept across Europe and, as time went on, throughout the United States.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course E > Unit 3
Chapter 10: The Special Relationship of the Catholic Church and the Jewish People
Abraham, the father of Isaac and Ishmael, is the father of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 2
Chapter 6: The Crusades
The Crusades were originally and primarily fought with a righteous purpose to protect Christians in the Holy Lands, but often are remembered for actions and misdeeds that did not have the direction or blessing of the Catholic Church.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 4
Chapter 10: The Protestant Reformation
Protestantism took root in Germany, and other Protestant movements quickly swept across Europe, inspired as much by politics as differences in theology.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 5
Chapter 13: Missions to the East
The acceleration of missionary work in the East gave rise to questions regarding the practice of inculturation in evangelization.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 6
Chapter 15: Light and Darkness
Enlightenment thought, spearheaded by renowned thinkers and philosophers such as Francis Bacon, Galileo, Descartes, Voltaire, and Rousseau led to a perceived conflict between religion and science, faith and reason, which are in truth allies. This conflict eventually opened the door to modern relativism.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course B > Unit 6
Chapter 16: Revolutions and Restorations
The Industrial Revolution swept across the world turning societies into mass consumers and bringing economic, political, social, and spiritual challenges.
