The Classic Work Simplified and Updated Written by one of the country's most respected Catholic theologians, for twenty years this book has been the standard in explaining the major doctrines of the faith. Here now is a fully revised edition, updated throughout by Hellwig herself. The result offers solid, trustworthy answers to questions that trouble most thinking Catholics. This concise overview of the Catholic faith-- --uses inclusive language for God and gender. --streamlines the original's expression of ideas into simpler terms. --clarifies the book's more difficult material. --covers a wide range of topics. --addresses the major questions raised by general readers over the past twenty years.