1st Edition

Pope Benedict XVI and the Politics of Modernity

Edited By Marc D. Guerra Copyright 2014
164 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

In Benedict XVI and the Politics of Modernity , distinguished scholars from North America and Europe examine Pope Benedict XVI’s searching reflections on the challenges and prospects facing modern Western society. For more than five decades, Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI has made the subject of the continued health and vitality of Western civilization a focal point of his reflections. From... Read more
1. Introduction  Marc D. Guerra  2. On the Curious Discipline of Political Philosophy  James V. Schall, S.J.  3. Technology and Freedom: Pope Benedict XVI on Faith, Reason, and Politics  Patrick J. Cain  4. Charity and Its Proper Order  Philippe Bénéton  5. Benedict XVI on Liberal Modernity’s Need for the "Theological Virtue" of Faith, Hope, and Love  Rachel A. Amiri and Mary M. Keys  6. Alternative Foundations: A Dialogue with Modernity and the Papacy of Benedict XVI  Angela C. Miceli  7. Three Themes in Pope Benedict XVI’s Caritas in veritate  J. Brian Benestad  8. The Personal Logos and the Christian Idea of Marriage  Peter Augustine Lawler

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MarcD. Guerra