The Hidden StreamThe Hidden Stream is a collection of stimulating informal discussions in which Msgr. Knox re-examines some of the fundamental precepts of the Catholic faith as well as the formidable challenges facing Catholics in the modern world. Msgr. Knox confronts such highly controversial topics concerning the nature of religion, the average man's doubts about God, the miracles of Christ, salvation outside the Church, sin and forgiveness, the Christian understanding of marriage, and the resurrection of the body. The incisive religious insights and spiritual depth, peppered with mischievous humor, which are the characteristic hallmarks of Msgr. Knox's writing make these discussions sympathetic, vital, and interesting. And throughout the book, Msgr. Knox emphasizes, as an underlying theme, that, like the hidden stream under certain buildings in Oxford, so the Church in her teaching and sacramental life is a secret stream nourishing the world. |
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User Review - jburlinson - LibraryThingFor 15 years, Msgr. Knox was chaplain to the Catholic students at Oxford. Afterwards, he continued to provide instruction by conducting annual conferences in the course of apologetics. This book is a ... Read full review
Contents
Preface | 7 |
What Is Religion? | 9 |
Does Proof Matter? | 18 |
The Average Mans Doubts about God | 27 |
Our Knowledge of God by Analogy | 36 |
Survival after Death | 46 |
The Necessity of Revelation | 55 |
Praeparatio Evangelica | 63 |
The Four Marks of the Church | 117 |
Salvation outside the Church | 126 |
IS The Development of Doctrine | 136 |
The Act of Faith | 145 |
The Nature of Mystery | 154 |
Sin and Forgiveness | 163 |
The Sacraments | 172 |
The Priesthood | 181 |
The Messianic Hope | 72 |
The New Testament | 81 |
The Christology of St Paul | 90 |
Miracles | 98 |
The Claim of Christ | 108 |
The Christian Notion of Marriage | 190 |
Our Lords Teaching on Marriage and Divorce | 199 |
The Resurrection of the Body | 208 |
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