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CATHOLIC CLASSICS nr. 13
An essential tool for Catholic education
The magnificent Dictionary of Dogmatic Theology edited by Cardinal Pietro Parente and the great theologian Monsignor Antonio Piolanti, published in 1943 and which went through four editions, the last of which in 1957, is now reprinted by EFFEDIEFFE.
It is possible to define this work as a little miracle, a masterpiece of precision and synthesis of two thousand years of theology, history, dogmatic and moral contained in a very careful selection of hundreds of voices, ranging from the highest mysteries of Christianity to its most evident truths.
The soul of this Dictionary draws its infallible inspiration from Evangelical Wisdom, from that of the courageous Fathers, from the clear one, balanced and profound by San Tommaso (from which all the entries are inspired). Furthermore, it draws its strength from the infallible magisterium of the Church in its most representative Councils: Nicaea I (325), Constantinople I (381), Trento (1545-63), Vatican I (1869-70) and by the greatest Encyclicals of the Popes (in particular those of Pius IX, Leo XIII, Pius X, Pius XI to Pius XII).
The concentration of imperishable elements of human action under the impulse of Grace, expertly drawn up in this work, led to a result of exceptional value. Read More