The Essential Pope Benedict XVI: His Central Writings and Speeches - Hardcover

Thornton, John F; Varenne, Susan B

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006112883X ISBN 13: 9780061128837

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2007

Synopsis

A collection of writings and speeches by Pope Benedict XVI is a comprehensive introduction to his perspectives on key issues marking his new papacy, in a volume that addresses a variety of topics from abortion and priesthood sexual misconduct to anti-Semitism and Christian relations with Islam.

About this title

Synopsis:

On April 24, 2005, Cardinal Joseph Alois Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI, the twenty-first-century successor of the Apostle Peter and the spiritual leader of more than one billion Roman Catholics. Who is this complex man whose office grants him sole charge of the world's largest religion? How will his tenure influence the future? "The Essential Pope Benedict XVI" answers these questions through carefully chosen selections from his homilies, interviews, theological essays, and articles on the crises facing the church today. This collection lays out Benedict's thinking and relates it to a variety of contemporary issues, including modern culture's abandonment of traditional religious values, social mores regarding conception and the sanctity of life, current challenges to the priesthood, and the Catholic Church's tenuous relations with other world religions.

About the Author:

A former publishing executive, John F. Thornton is a literary agent and co-editor of Tongues of Angels, Tongues of Men: A Book of Sermons. He lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 006112883X
• ISBN 13: 9780061128837
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416