The true Europe : its identity and mission / Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger ; edited by Pierluca Azzaro and Carlos Granados ; translated by Michael J. Miller and Brian McNeil.
| Author/creator | Benedict author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | San Francisco : Ignatius Press, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 321 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Azzaro, Pierluca, 1970- editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkxGJqHXYtGdxvcfCBgKd |
| Other author/creator | Granados, Carlos, 1974- editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjmRcRqPJjtggpbpMgxjC |
| Other author/creator | Miller, Michael J., translator. |
| Other author/creator | McNeil, Brian. |
| Uniform title | Vera Europa. English |
| Contents | Introduction by his holiness Pope Francis -- Preface -- At the sources of European identity: Athens, Jerusalem, Rome. The "European Synthesis" -- The heart of Europe: The "humanism of the incarnation" -- Europe and anti-Europe: True and false democracy, true and false modernity -- "Might makes right" and the right to life: toward a European idea of law -- Beyound liberalism and communism: Toward a European idea of the economy -- Europe and anti-Europe: True and false democracy, true and false modernity -- Europe: Downfalls and rebirths. War, reconstruction, and the heritage of postwar period -- 1968 and years of violence and disillusionment: Diagnosis and rudiments of a response -- The lesson of 1989: The political force of Metapolitical realities -- A turning point for Europe? -- The church and the rebirth of Europe: Educational challenge and new evangelization. The objection to the Church and the distortion of the image of man -- The church's faith and the new world's Utopia -- The educational challenge -- The responsibility of faith to society and to the world -- The church and Europe -- The true Europe and its mission. Reflections on the ideals of tomorrow's Europe -- Why Europe exists: Secularity and secularism yesterday, today, tomorrow -- Europe in the crisis of cultures -- A new Europe: Address to the participants in the congress -- Non-negotiable principles: Address to the members of the European people's party on the occasion of the study days on Europe -- Bells of Europe: The reasons for my hope: Interview with Fr. Germano Marani, S. J. -- Sources -- Subject index -- Scripture index. |
| Abstract | "Pope Benedict XVI brings hope in how to reawaken Christianity in Europe"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "Original Italian edition: La vera Europe"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-310) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2023949586 |
| ISBN | 9781621645955 |
| ISBN | 1621645959 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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