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Benedict XVI

A Guide for the Perplexed

by Australia) Tracey Rowland (university Of Notre Dame

  • Hardback
  • 176 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

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For theology students seeking deeper understanding

Clarifies complex ideas in Ratzinger's theology

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This insightful guide unpacks the profound theology of Pope Benedict XVI.

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This title presents an upper-level introduction to the thought and theology of Pope Benedict XVI. This Guide provides students of theology with a guide around the theoretical axes upon which the theology of Joseph Ratzinger revolves. It begins with a presentation of the key ideas in the works of his intellectual antecedents and contemporary interlocutors and then moves to an account of Ratzinger's responses to a number of theological crises. The work then moves to an account of Ratzinger's understanding of Christianity as an encounter with the Person of Christ and his placement of Christianity within the context of world religions in general. This theme is spread throughout his publications and recurs in the first encyclical of his papacy, Deus Caritas Est. This first encyclical will be treated in depth along with the second and third encyclicals which form a trilogy on the theological virtues (love, hope and faith). The work concludes with an assessment of the primacy of the transcendental of beauty in the theology of Ratzinger, his affinity with Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Augustinian motif of the relationship between love and reason."Continuum's Guides for the Perplexed" are clear, concise and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging - or indeed downright bewildering. Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to grasp, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of demanding material.
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  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    May 2010

  • Weight

    382g

  • Page Count

    176

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780567034366

  • ISBN-10

    0567034364

  • Eden Code

    2743239

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