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A translation of cardinal joseph ratzingers, introduction to christianity, has been made available in russian for the first time. The facts about pope benedict xvi joseph alois ratzinger what you need to know about the man who claimed to be the pope from 200520 benedict xvi on april 19, 2005, the german cardinal fr. The intellectual affinity between these two thinkers, who would later become decisive figures for the twentiethcentury church, was preoccupied with rediscovering the essential in christianity. Joseph ratzingerpope benedict xvi collection 14 vols. In 1977 joseph ratzinger was appointed archbishop of munich and freising and on june 27 elevated to cardinal of munich by pope paul vi. The somewhat disorganised, not to say anarchic state in which catholic theology found itself in the post conciliar period encouraged ratzinger to address the question of the foundations of theological activity.
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Joseph cardinal ratzinger s introduction to christianity is many things, but it is not introductory. Joseph ratzinger pope emeritus benedict xvi is recognized as one of the most brilliant theologians and spiritual leaders of our age. At the center of the creed and in turn, of christianity, is jesus. Joseph cardinal ratzinger if god has truly assumed manhood then he participates, as man, in the presence of god, which embraces all ages. Introduction to christianity, 2nd edition joseph cardinal. Doc the creed in ratzingers introduction to christianity. As he states in the preface, since this book was first published over 30 years ago, many changes and significant events have occurred in the world, and in the church. Introducing christianity the preface to the 1968 edition of joseph ratzingers introduction to christianity opens with the bracing decree that the question of the. Dec 16, 2019 pope benedict xvi was born joseph ratzinger on april 16, 1927, in marktl am inn, bavaria, germany, the youngest of three children. Joseph ratzinger tells us in his introduction to his book how it came to be written and what model had inspired it. Note the original publication date of faith and the future was 1969. One of cardinal ratzingers most important and widely read books, this volume is a revised second edition with an improved translation and an indepth 20page preface by the cardinal.
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