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Benedict XVI and the Search for Truth

by Robert Tilley

  • Paperback
  • 288 pages
  • Publisher: Gracewing
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.7 cm

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Few people exert greater influence throughout the world than the Roman Pontiff. This timely book reveals the key philosophical principles that underpin the teachings of Pope Benedict XVI. When Pope Benedict XVI's first encyclical letter Deus Caritas Est ('God Is Love') came out, many were astonished. The choice of the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger to write on the theme of love flew in the face of critic's characterization of him as a hardliner. In fact, however, this encyclical does not mark a change in thinking on the part of the newly elected Pope. Rather, it represents the logical culmination of all that Joseph Ratzinger has been writing about for decades. He has taught consistently that the path of truth leads to love, and love is the perfection of what it is to be human. Such perfection can come only through communion, a fact that is expressed in the very nature of God, the Holy Trinity. This book charts the path of the present Pope's thinking, a path full of surprises, not least because it concerns one of the more controversial figures of our time. Robert Tilley received his Divinity Honours and Masters degrees, and his PhD, from the University of Sydney. He has lectured widely in the fields of theology, philosophy and the arts at university and in adult education. From 2002 to 2004 Robert taught philosophy at an inner city homeless men's refuge where he also helped to set up university-orientated programs. He has been involved in social work and cartooning.
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Sacred And The ProfaneBenedict XVI and the Search for Truth

  • Author

    Robert Tilley

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Gracewing

  • Published

    June 2008

  • Weight

    373g

  • Page Count

    288

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780852441633

  • ISBN-10

    0852441630

  • Eden Code

    1238981

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    Joseph Ratzinger as Cardinal was a controversial figure in the Catholic Church, characterised, particularly in the secular press, as a hardliner, but when he was elected Pope Benedict XVl in 2005 the world saw a different man. This book is an intrduction to the man and his thinking, both as Cardinal and Pope, an attempt to explain his theological position as a Christian and his philosophical stance on many of the problems facing the Church today. Tilley spends a large part of the book dealing with the relationship of the Catholic Church with other world religions. particularly Judaism. There is a very interesting chapter on Jews and Christians. Benedict is a prolific writer. All his life he has written about his search for the eternal truth, which he equates in the end with love. This is a very useful book for anyone wishing to understand the mind of the most influential of the world’s religious leaders.

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