Gerhard Lofink: 50 Letters of Faith

Author Gerhard Lofink, a renowned biblical scholar, sends "50 letters" to a fictional family with diverse religious backgrounds. The family consists of an unbaptized father, a lapsed mother, and a nine-year-old daughter who has just received her First Communion. The author explains the key tenets of the Christian faith to them in a friendly and easy-to-understand manner, connecting them to real-life situations. The continuous series of 50 letters gives the reader the feeling of receiving ongoing spiritual counseling. Through this, readers can solidify their doctrinal, biblical, and theological foundations. Sincere answers to suffering, death, and faith: A priest responds to the faith questions of the laity. *50 Letters of Faith* is structured in a "letter format," in which a priest replies to questions posed by a fictional family with diverse religious backgrounds. As the questions come from a family consisting of an unbaptized father, a lapsed mother, and a daughter who has just received her First Communion, a wide variety of inventive questions are asked without hesitation. It sincerely explains difficult-to-answer questions, such as "Where does suffering come from?" and "What comes after death?", as well as questions likely to be wondered by those new to Christianity or those without faith, such as "Why Israel?" The 50 letters kindly and clearly explain a wide range of doctrinal and theological topics (revelation, theology, Christology, pneumatology, the Trinity, ecclesiology, sacraments, eschatology, the Bible, liturgy, prayer, etc.). Therefore, it serves as an introductory text on doctrine, faith, and theology, and can also be a good guide for those who wish to learn about the Catholic Church and the faith.

Korean title: 신앙 편지 50통

Korean author: 게르하르트 로핑크

Korean publisher: 바오로딸

ISBN-13: 9788933114018