In
brief portraits, Pope Benedict XVI offers
engaging, perceptive, and edifying sketches of some of the great
thinkers and writers of Christianity, from early Christianity through
the high Middle Ages.
Pope
Benedict discusses notable theologians from East and West but also many
figures whose primary witness was as ascetics, poets, mystics, and
missionaries. His pieces are not only illuminating historical sketches
but also often surprisingly personal reflective meditations on the
perennial changes of theology, spirituality, devotion, and corporate
religious life—in short, of thinking about and wrestling daily with the
mysteries that envelop all our lives and
struggles.
Always
with an eye to their deepest religious convictions and struggles, the
Holy Father presents these great thinkers’ importance for the church and
for Christian life today.
Key Points:
· Pope Benedict XVI reflects on many of the chief theologians and writers of the Christian faith
· Accessible, open-minded look at
the tradition
· For Catholics and Protestants alike
Pope Benedict XVI
was, as Joseph Ratzinger, already a distinguished theologian and
professor of theology at the Universities of Münster, Tübingen, and
Regensburg and author of more than seventy-five books in biblical,
historical, and theological aspects of Christianity before his election
as pope in 2005.
Great Christian Thinkers: From the Early Church Through the Middle Ages
Pope Benedict XVI
Fortress Press
Readers:
General readers; students of History of Christianity
ISBN: 978-0-8006-9851-5
Price: $16.99
Specs: 328 pp; 5.5 x 8.5”; paper; perfect; 4-c cover with French flaps
Pub. Date: July
2011
To order visit www.fortresspress.com
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