Joseph Ratzinger in Communio

by Benedict XVI

• ISBN13: 9780802864161
• ISBN10: 0802864163
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-15
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

These captivating essays by Pope Benedict XVI deal with various issues facing the Church in the world today, including what unites and divides denominations, liturgy and sacred music, peace and justice in crisis, and interreligious dialogue and Jewish-Christian relations.

Author Biography

Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Alois Ratzinger, is the 265th and reigning Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. An outstanding theologian and teacher, he was one of the founders, along with Hans Urs von Balthasar and Henri de Lubac, of the international Catholic journal Communio.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
What Unites and Divides Denominations? Ecumenical Reflections	p. 1
Eschatology and Utopia	p. 10
Liturgy and Sacred Music	p. 26
Luther and the Unity of the Churches: An Interview with Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger	p. 44
The Ecclesiology of the Second Vatican Council	p. 62
Church and Economy: Responsibility for the Future of the World Economy	p. 78
Cardinal Frings's Speeches During the Second Vatican Council: Some Reflections Apropos of Muggeridge's The Desolate City	p. 85
Peace and Justice in Crisis: The Task of Religion	p. 106
Communio: A Program	p. 118
Christian Universalism: On Two Collections of Papers	p. 131
Interreligious Dialogue and Jewish-Christian Relations	p. 144
The Theological Locus of Ecclesial Movements	p. 158
The Renewal of Moral Theology: Perspectives of Vatican II and Veritatis Splendor	p. 183
Unity of the Church—Unity of Mankind: A Congress Report	p. 195
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