Benedict XVI

by Shortt, Rupert

• ISBN13: 9780340909058
• ISBN10: 0340909056
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-06
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Summary

For decades before his election, Pope Benedict XVI was known across the world as an unwavering upholder of Catholic orthodoxy. But what kind of man is Benedict XVI? What were the influences that shaped him, and how might the Catholic Church evolve under his leadership? Written for the general reader, this book aims to answer these questions as well as why the future Pope disavowed his youthful liberalism.

Author Biography

Rupert Shortt is religion editor of The Times Literary Supplement and a former Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford. He writes for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and the London Evening Standard. His books include Benedict XVI (2005), Christianophobia: A Faith Under Attack (2012), Rowan's Rule: The Biography of the Archbishop (2014) and God Is No Thing: Coherent Christianity (2016).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Boyhood	p. 9
Studies	p. 20
Vatican II in Actuality and Retrospect	p. 32
Jumping Ship	p. 44
The Prefect's Project: An Overview	p. 61
Controversialist and Apologist	p. 87
The Turn of the Screw	p. 101
The German Shepherd	p. 123
Enigma Variations	p. 140
Notes	p. 153
Index	p. 159
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