For For readers of French studying how the early Church taught the faith; not for readers wanting a modern catechism.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
2 of 5worth a look
For the researcher
4 of 5important
Difficulty
3 of 5demanding
A course on catechesis in the early Church, written up by Régine du Charlat.
How it proceeds
Philosophic1 of 5
Scriptural3 of 5
Experiential1 of 5
Sociological3 of 5
Historical4 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Daniélou's course on catechesis in the first Christian centuries, written up by Régine du Charlat and published by Fayard in 1968. It treats how the early Church instructed converts, the stages of the catechumenate and the content of its teaching, drawing on the patristic sources he had used in Bible et liturgie. No English translation is known.
