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The Unity of the Nations: A Vision of the Church Fathers
Joseph Ratzinger
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Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
What did ancient Christians and pagans believe makes the unity of the nations? Just as he began serving as a major adviser at the Second Vatican Council in 1962, Joseph Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) studied this question in lectures delivered at Austria's University of Salzburg. These lectures, originally published in German, are now made available in English in this volume.
According to Ratzinger, pagan Rome said the Empire was the ""cosmopolis"" which united the world. The church affirmed the goodness of the world, and acknowledged the proper role of the state. But Christian belief that Christ had ... Read more
What did ancient Christians and pagans believe makes the unity of the nations? Just as he began serving as a major adviser at the Second Vatican Council in 1962, Joseph Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) studied this question in lectures delivered at Austria's University of Salzburg. These lectures, originally published in German, are now made available in English in this volume.
According to Ratzinger, pagan Rome said the Empire was the ""cosmopolis"" which united the world. The church affirmed the goodness of the world, and acknowledged the proper role of the state. But Christian belief that Christ had ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813227238
SKU
V9780813227238
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About Joseph Ratzinger
Born in 1927 in Germany, Joseph Ratzinger became head of the Roman Catholic church in April 2005. A prolific author, theologian, and professor, Ratzinger served as an expert at the Second Vatican Council; led the German Archdiocese of Munich and Freising; and, in 1981, was called to Rome by Pope John Paul II to head the Vatican's Congregation for the ... Read more
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