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Catechism
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[German Version] I. Terminology – II. Catholic Catechisms – III. Orthodox Catechisms – IV. Protestant Catechisms – V. Catechetical Instruction
I. Terminology Linguistically and semantically, the word
catechism is derived from the Greek verb κατήχειν/
katḗchein, “to echo.” This etymology suggests a semantic connotation, according to which the transmission of the faith is fundamentally seen as a mediation of the content of the faith through personal testimony (cf. the Lat.
personare, “to sound through”). Only when used in a transitive sense does κατήχειν acquire the meani…
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Religion Past and Present
