Name: the nature and mission of theology,essays to orient theology in today´s debates
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Author: Joseph Ratzinger
ISBN: 9780898705386

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Joseph Ratzinger

Publisher

Ignatius Press

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.4 x 13.5 x 1.0 cm

Weight

0.18 kg.

ISBN

089870538X

ISBN13

9780898705386

Synopsis "the nature and mission of theology,essays to orient theology in today´s debates"

As Cardinal, Joseph Ratzinger wrote this book in response to the dialogue going on today concerning theology and the clarification of its methods, its mission and its limits which he thinks has become urgent. Ratzinger states: "To do theology-as the Magisterium understands theology-it is not sufficient merely to calculate how much religion can reasonably be expected of man and to utilize bits and pieces of the Christian tradition accordingly. Theology is born when the arbitrary judgment of reason encounters a limit, in that we discover something which we have not excogitated ourselves but which has been revealed to us. For this reason, not every religious theory has the right to label itself as Christian or Catholic theology simply because it wishes to do so; whoever would lay claim to this title is obligated to accept as meaningful the prior given which goes along with it."

Joseph Ratzinger

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(Marktl, 1927 - Ciudad del Vaticano, 2022) Teólogo y prelado alemán, elegido Papa de la Iglesia Católica el 19 de abril de 2005, como sucesor de Juan Pablo II. Tras cerca de ocho años de pontificado, presentó su renuncia en febrero de 2013, decisión con escasísimos precedentes en los dos mil años de historia de la Iglesia.

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