Spe Salvie

Author : Pope Benedict XVI
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681494227

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Saved in Hope by Pope Benedict XVI Pdf

Pope Benedict XVI's second encyclical, Saved In Hope, ("Spe Salvi" in Latin) takes its title from St. Paul, who wrote, "In hope we have been saved". In this special deluxe hardcover edition of the work, the Holy Father continues a line of thought he began with his first encyclical, God is Love. Love and Hope are closely related in the spiritual life. Love of God involves hope or trust in God. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "The virtue of hope responds to the aspiration to happiness which God has placed in the heart of every man". Hope enables us to look to the next life, but it also inspires and purifies our actions in this life. Pope Benedict considers modern philosophies and the challenges of faith today in light of the virtue of hope. "Confronted by today's changing and complex panorama, the virtue of hope is subject to harsh trials in the community of believers. For this very reason, we must be apostles who are filled with hope and joyful trust in God's promises. In contemporary society, which shows such visible signs of secularism, we must not give in to despair." — Pope Benedict XVI

Author : Pope Benedict XVI
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1860828647

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The Encyclicals of Benedict XVI by Pope Benedict XVI Pdf

Author : Alister E. McGrath
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781444397703

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Christian Theology by Alister E. McGrath Pdf

Alister McGrath’s Christian Theology: An Introduction is one of the most internationally-acclaimed and popular Christian theology textbooks in use today. This 5th edition has been completely revised, and now features new and extended material, numerous additional illustrations, and companion resources, ensuring it retains its reputation as the ideal introduction to Christian theology. Fully updated 5th edition of the bestselling textbook, incorporating expanded material, numerous student features and new illustrations Features new sections on Copernicanism and Darwinism Includes extended discussions of Augustine’s doctrine of creation, Trinitarian theologies of religion, and the relation of Christianity to other faiths May be used as a stand-alone volume, or alongside the Christian Theology Reader, 4th edition for a complete overview of the subject Retains the chapter structure of the 4th edition, ensuring comparability with earlier editions and courses based on these Accompanied by a revised instructor’s website featuring expanded resources including study questions and answers; visit www.wiley.com/go/mcgrath for more details and to register for access

Author : Ralph Martin
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467436328

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Will Many Be Saved? by Ralph Martin Pdf

The question of whether and how people who have not had the chance to hear the gospel can be saved goes back to the beginnings of Christian reflection. It has also become a much-debated topic in current theology. In Will Many Be Saved? Ralph Martin focuses primarily on the history of debate and the development of responses to this question within the Roman Catholic Church, but much of Martin's discussion is also relevant to the wider debate happening in many churches around the world. In particular, Martin analyzes the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, the document from the Second Vatican Council that directly relates to this question. Contrary to popular opinion, Martin argues that according to this text, the conditions under which people who have not heard the gospel can be saved are very often, in fact, not fulfilled, with strong implications for evangelization.

Author : Pope Benedict XVI
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681492087

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God Is Love by Pope Benedict XVI Pdf

Everyone needs love. Everyone desires love. But not everyone understands love. In fact, love is probably the most misunderstood subject in history. In his first Encyclical, Pope Benedict helps to clarify the meaning of love. He examines the nature of various kinds of love — human love and divine love, eros, friendship, and charity. He writes beautifully and inspirationally of how man was made for love by the God who is love, the God who became one of us out of love — Jesus Christ. In the second part of the Encyclical, Benedict addresses the Church's practice of love. He examines the relationship between justice and charity, as well as the call of every Catholic to serve others in love. The Pope's "love letter" to mankind is remarkably accessible and timely.

Author : Peter Addai-Mensah
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 1433104989

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Mission, Communion and Relationship by Peter Addai-Mensah Pdf

Mission, Communion and Relationship addresses the urgent need for the churches in Africa to positively respond to the crisis confronting the continent's young men. It calls for the church to commit itself to providing alternatives to the various crises confronting male youths in Africa (dislocation, illiteracy, streetism, unemployment, emigration, crime, imitation of foreign cultures, consumerism, drug abuse, promiscuity and HIV/AIDS). Mission, Communion and Relationship argues that communion and solidarity with male youths is a missiological imperative of the Roman Catholic Church in Africa, which must work in concert with other Christian denominations, as well as Muslim and African Traditional Religion leaders. This interdisciplinary book brings together insights from ecclesiology, church history, theological anthropology and the social sciences as well as African and Western philosophy with concrete ecclesial and human experiences. Mission, Communion and Relationship sets forth a framework for dealing with the cultural formation and religious development of male youths in ways that are authentically African and Christian, socially oriented and pastorally engaged.

Author : Pope Benedict XVI,Catholic Church. Pope (2005 - : Benedict XVI)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Encyclicals, Papal
ISBN : 192103288X

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Spe Salvie by Pope Benedict XVI,Catholic Church. Pope (2005 - : Benedict XVI) Pdf

Pope Benedict's second encyclical, Spe Salvi, On Christian Hope, is inspired by St Paul's letter to the Romans.

Author : Matthew E. Burdette,Victor Lee Austin
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725271128

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Hope Today by Matthew E. Burdette,Victor Lee Austin Pdf

Hope is not about uncertain possibility. There is a robust sense of hope: something has happened, and it has happened in a certain way. This volume addresses the question: What is the way of Christian hope? What does it mean to act with hope? And in particular, what does it mean to act, to live, with hope in our churches and in society today?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004366633

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The Apostles’ Creed ‘He Descended Into Hell’ by Anonim Pdf

Starting with a biblical view, The Apostles' Creed 'He Descended into Hell' covers the history of theology by discussing the ideas of Augustine, the liturgy of the Early Church, the role of Christ's decent in Franciscan spirituality and in the theology of Thomas Aquinas. It also asks whether similar theological ideas are present in Judaism. In addition, it gauges the meaning of Christ's descent for today by reflecting on pastoral activities and on computer games. To conclude, a fundamental theological reflection systematises and summarises all the material present within the volume.

Author : Pope Benedict XVI
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Hope
ISBN : 1847301037

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Spe Salvi by Pope Benedict XVI Pdf

Author : Matthew S. Hendzel
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666754261

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Soul-Making by Grace by Matthew S. Hendzel Pdf

Purgatory holds a precarious position in the afterlife beliefs of most Christians. Often viewed as a doctrine that is held only by Roman Catholics, purgatory has historically been maligned by its detractors as unbiblical, theologically problematic, and a product (and source) of superstition. Moreover, it would appear that belief in purgatory has declined in the faith-lives of Catholics as well, many of whom now seem keen to forget the fears and anxieties that its existence might have raised for them about the afterlife. In response to such criticisms and concerns, this book argues that purgatory can indeed be a constructive and hope-filled component of any Christian understanding of the afterlife. In examining the history of the doctrine, it seeks answers that explain purgatory’s recent descent into obscurity. However, it also pursues present insights that can shed new light onto how purgatory might find renewed relevancy.

Author : Travis Curtright
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498522274

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Thomas More by Travis Curtright Pdf

This collection of essays addresses Thomas More’s guiding principles of leadership through his writings, actions, and in recent artistic depictions.

Author : Petroc Willey,Scott R. Sollom
Publisher : Emmaus Academic
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781949013634

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Speaking the Truth in Love: The Catechism and the New Evangelization by Petroc Willey,Scott R. Sollom Pdf

It is now just over twenty-five years since the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It is also more than thirty-five years since St. John Paul II called for a new evangelization to be characterized by a new ardor, a new expression, and new methods. The conviction common to the contributors in this volume is that the Catechism flows from just such an ardor. Speaking the Truth in Love draws together a group of Catholic scholars and field practitioners to focus on the capacity of the Catechism to be a powerful point for the renewal of Christian catechesis, education, and culture through its reclamation of the Christian heritage, its explanatory power, and its compelling articulation of a civilization characterized by faith, hope, and love. A special focus of the book is how the Catechism provides a creative reference point for pedagogical renewal in the Church. “Since the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in 1992, catechists and pastors of souls have discovered how it has served as a great instrument of the New Evangelization. We have awaited this volume as a mature reflection on its vital place in the hope expressed by St. John Paul II for a springtime of New Evangelization. In these pages you will find testimony on how, through the Catechism, this springtime is already taking shape.” —Most Rev. Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury, Province of Birmingham, England

Author : Giorgio Agretti
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666712346

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To Believe in God? To Hope . . . Maybe by Giorgio Agretti Pdf

A meditation over the existence of God, conceived in a sacred doubtfulness but which does not overshadow, though, religious hope. A bird’s eye flight over man’s need for spirituality, from ancient times to today’s society, with a non-academical approach which makes it suitable for the everyday reader. An insight on how and why Christian religion came to us the way we know it and on the dichotomy between faith and reason through the centuries. Finally, a reflection about hope as the answer to the doubts and uncertainties that most Christians experience at some point in their lives.

Author : Reinhard Hütter
Publisher : Catholic University of America Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780813231815

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Bound for Beatitude A Thomistic Study in Eschatology and Ethics by Reinhard Hütter Pdf

Bound for Beatitude is about St. Thomas Aquinas’s theology of beatitude and the journey thereto. Consequently, the work’s topic is the meaning and purpose of human life embedded in that of the whole cosmos. This study is not an antiquarian exercise in the thought of some sundry medieval thinker, but an exercise of ressourcement in the philosophical and theological wisdom of one of the most profound theologians of the Catholic Church, one whom the Church has canonized, granted the title “Doctor of the Church,” and for a long time regarded as the common doctor. This exercise of ressourcement takes its methodological cues from the common doctor; hence, it is an integrated exercise of philosophical, dogmatic, and moral theology. Its specific theological topic, the ultimate human end, perfect happiness, beatitude, and the journey thereto—stands at the very heart of St. Thomas’s theology. Far from being passé, his theology of beatitude is of urgent pertinence as the crisis of humanity and of creation and the exile of God seems to approach its apogee. By way of a presentation, interpretation, and defense of Thomas Aquinas’s doctrine of beatitude and the journey thereto, Bound for Beatitude advances an argument based on four theses: (1) The loss of a theology of beatitude has greatly impoverished contemporary theology. In order to succeed and flourish, theology must recover a sound teleological orientation. (2) In order to recover a sound teleological orientation, theology must recover metaphysics as its privileged instrument. (3) Thomas Aquinas provides a still pertinent model for how theology might achieve these goals in a metaphysically profound theology of beatitude and the beatific vision. Finally, (4) Aquinas’s rich and sophisticated account of the virtues charts the journey to beatitude in a way that still has analytic force and striking relevance in the early twenty-first century.