Ratzinger's faith : the theology of Pope Benedict XVI /

Rowland, Tracey, -1963

Ratzinger's faith : the theology of Pope Benedict XVI / Tracey Rowland. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008 - xiii, 214 p. 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-206) and index.

The book discusses Pope Benedict's approach on issues to moral and political theology,westwern culture, and liturgy and structure of the Catholic Church as well as his interpretations of the Second Vatican Council. It also explores the contrast between the importance of St. Augustine to him and the strong influence of St.Thomas Aquinas on his predecessors. Key ideas and concepts are clearly explained throughout and the book concludes with an extensive thematic bibliography on the Pope's ideas.

9780199207404

BX 1378.6 / .R796 2008