Pope Benedict XVI: His Life and Mission

图书标准信息

• 作者 Stephen Mansfield 著
• 出版社 Tarcher
• 出版时间 2005-07
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9781585424504
• 定价 164.40元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 208页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TheelectionofCardinalJosephRatzingertothepapacyshockssomeanddelightsothers.HeisbothanardentintellectualandadriventraditionalistchargedwithleadingadividedCatholicChurchintoanewera.InPopeBenedictXVI,bestsellingauthorStephenMansfieldtellsthestoryofayouthwhogrewupinNaziGermanyandwentfrombeingaliberaltheologianassociatedwithVaticanIItoatheologicalconservativewhobecamePopeJohnPaul'sclosestally.Asacardinal,thenewpopepursuedafirmlytraditionalpathinthelastquartercentury:Heexcommunicatedradicalpriests,crackeddownonMarxistliberationtheologyinLatinAmerica,andshapedsomeofJohnPaul'smoresociallyconservativepositions.HealsodrewalineofdistinctionbetweenCatholicismandotherfaiths,promulgatingrespectfor,butnotequalityamong,thehistoricreligions.Thenewpopeis-accordingtosome-theultimateinsider,whoseelectionensuresthattherevolutionofJohnPaulwillberenderedpermanentintheearlypartofourcentury.Mansfieldprovidesaportraitthatsuggeststheverythemeofthenewpapacy:BenedictXVIwillbetheGreatCustodian.HewillsustainthereturntotraditionmarkedbyJohnPaul,andhewill-soearlysignssuggest-seektore-evangelizeEurope.ForallthetalkofCatholicismgravitatingtoAfricaandLatinAmerica,thechoiceofBenedictXVIunmistakablyindicatestheintenttopreserveandrebuildCatholicismonthecontinent.BecauseofRatzinger'swealthofpublicstatements,hispositionsonmostpressingsocialissues-e.g.,stemcellresearch,contraception,theroleofwomen-areclear.Whatislessclearis,writesMansfield,ishoworwhetherhewillreachouttoIslam.Wehave,however,someearlyindicationseventhere,whichareexploredinPopeBenedictXVI:Asacardinal,RatzingerpubliclyopposedtheinclusionofTurkeyintotheEuropeanUnion,suggestingthatitsseventy-millionpredominantlyMuslimpopulationwouldalterthecharacterofEurope,andencouragingTurkeytoalignwithotherMuslimnations.Thisisnotamanwhoisgoingtomeettheworldontermsshapedbyso-calledmulticulturalism.Whateverolivebranchesheextends,Mansfieldcontends,aregoingtohaveconditionsattached.PopeBenedictXVIexaminesthenewpopespecificallyfromtheperspectiveofanon-Catholic-acommittedChristianwithoutfealtytoRome.Mansfield'sacademicdepth,hispoeticbutwidelyaccessiblewritingstyle,andhisabilitytotakecomplexreligiousideasandmakethemunderstandabletothenon-religious,lendhistreatmentofPopeBenedictXVIsignificanceforreadersofallphilosophiesandfaiths.

【作者简介】

StephenMansfieldistheauthorofnumerousbooksonhistoryandleadership,includingTheFaithofGeorgeW.Bush,aNewYorkTimesbestseller.