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Book SynopsisJoseph Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI, fundamentally shaped Christian theology in the 20th and early 21st centuries. This book surveys the major themes and topics that Ratzinger explored, and highlights aspects of the ideas that he developed in his engagement with a wide variety of intellectual and religious currents.
Table of ContentsPart I. Life and Context: 1. Influences Jacob Phillips; 2. Interlocutors Nicholas J. Healy; 3. The second Vatican council and the third millennium Christopher Ruddy; Part II. Main Theme: 4. Logos and reason Pablo Blanco-Sarto; 5. Revelation Rudolf Voderholzer; 6. Scripture and tradition Matthew J. Ramage; 7. The fathers of the church José Granados; 8. God and the trinity Thomas Joseph White; 9. Creation Michael Dominic Taylor; 10. Jesus Christ Emery de Gaál; 11. Ecclesiology Maximilian Heim; 12. The Priesthood Sara Butler; 13. Liturgy Uwe Michael Lang; 14. Canon law James Bradley; 15. Eschatology Helmut Hoping; 16. Modernity and secularism Tracey Rowland; 17. Preaching Daniel Cardó; 18. The theological virtues Peter John McGregor; Part III. Dialogue and Perspectives: 19. Dialogue with orthodoxy and protestantism Kurt Cardinal Koch; 20. Dialogue with judaism and with religions Achim Buckenmaier; 21. General reception and perspectives Thomas G. Weinandy.
