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The Angels: The Catholic Teaching on the Angels (Paperback)

by Pascal P. Parente (Author)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Review from the Publisher, Mar 6 2001
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THE ANGELS--The Catholic Teaching on the Angels. Fr. Parente. (Formerly: Beyond Space). From Scripture, Fathers & Doctors of the Church, St.Thomas, official pronouncements, holy writers. Their creation, test, fall, nature, powers, duties, Saints who conversed with, 9 choirs, famous Angels, etc.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A worthwhile read, Jan 1 2001
By Tom (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
What first impressed me about this book was its clarity and brevity. What later impressed me was the depth of scholastic knowledge behind the positions that Fr. Parente advances.
He does not bring any new theories about angels to the table, nor does he swallow popular notions about angels whole. Simply, Fr. Parente restates the positions the Roman Catholic Church has taken on different aspects of angelic nature, while giving pertinent quotations from famous Christian thinkers.

Academically, the book provides documentation for all positions taken. Fr. Parente cites a number of theologians (including some that do not support the current theology of the Church) to show how and why the Catholic Church reached its current position on the matter at hand. He also gives relevant scriptural passages on which some teachings are based.
Structurally, the book is divided into sections, each of which addressing a particular question about angels. Especially of interest to me were the chapters on choirs (orders) of angels, and on the three 'famous' angels: Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.
Of note: this book is not an apologetic work. It is (in a sense) highly academic. Fr. Parente offers a concise summation of Catholic teachings on the angels, he does not actively defend them from naysayers. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn the Church's actual teachings on angels, or to any students who is interested in finding something other than popular conceptions on angels.
I enjoyed this book because of its brevity (around 150 pages) and the simplicity with which it treated the subject of the angels. Fr. Parente advances the concepts treated therein clearly, but it is also clear that he has a deep faith in God and the Roman Catholic Church. This attitude was a refreshing change for me from many of the books on religion that I have read, which treat religion in a purely academic sense. Fr. Parente believes in what he says, and it shows.

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