New Advent CD-ROM

Product Description

This is the newly-released Second Edition of the New Advent CD-ROM, featuring the Catholic Encyclopedia. Originally published in 1914, this incredible reference work consisted of 15 volumes. Revived on the Internet in the 1990s, it is still widely considered to be the best Catholic reference work in the English language. This remarkable CD-ROM contains 11,600 articles on every Catholic topic imaginable.

From the preface: "The Catholic Encyclopedia, as its name implies, proposes to give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine. What the Church teaches and has taught; what she has done and is still doing for the highest welfare of mankind; her methods, past and present; her struggles, her triumphs, and the achievements of her members, not only for her own immediate benefit, but for the broadening and deepening of all true science, literature and art — all come within the scope of the Catholic Encyclopedia. It differs from the general encyclopedia in omitting facts and information which have no relation to the Church. On the other hand, it is not exclusively a church encyclopedia, nor is it limited to the ecclesiastical sciences and the doings of churchmen. It records all that Catholics have done, not only in behalf of charity and morals, but also for the intellectual and artistic development of mankind. It chronicles what Catholic artists, educators, poets, scientists and men of action have achieved in their several provinces. In this respect it differs from most other Catholic encyclopedias."

Contents include:

The Church Fathers. The ancient Christians come alive in this classic 38-volume collection.

The Summa Theologica. St. Thomas Aquinas answers 4,000 questions about God and the universe.

The Holy Bible in Douay-Rheims (English) and Vulgate (Latin) versions.

And much more . . . including papal encyclicals and other resources.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CD-ROM

Q. Does the CD-ROM include a search engine?
A. No. We packed this version with as much content as we could, leaving no room for a search engine. Instead, we recommend excellent (and usually free) third-party search programs such as Google Desktop.

Q. Does it contain the full contents of the New Advent website?
A. Yes -- everything except for our blogs.

Q. Are there any ads on the CD-ROM?
A. No.

Q. What are the system requirements?
A. This CD-ROM should work on most any computer -- Windows, Mac and Linux.