Benedict XVI: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed) - Hardcover

Rowland, Tracey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0567034364 ISBN 13: 9780567034366

Publisher: T&T Clark, 2010

Synopsis

This is an upper-level introduction to the thought and theology of Pope Benedict XVI. The book explains the foundations of Ratzinger's thought by analysing the theological axes upon which his works turn and helps readers to place his thought in the context of his intellectual antecedents and contemporary interlocutors.

About this title

About the Author:

Tracey Rowland is Dean and Associate Professor of Political Philosophy and Continental Theology at the John Paul II Institute (Melbourne), a member of the Centre for Theology and Philosophy at the University of Nottingham and a member of the editorial board of the English language edition of Communio, founded, among others, by Joseph Ratzinger. She is the author of Culture and the Thomist Tradition: After Vatican II (2003) and Ratzinger's Faith: The Theology of Benedict XVI (2008).

Review:

'If to be famous is also to be misunderstood, then Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI must count as one of the most misunderstood theologians of our time. No wonder even sympathetic readers find themselves perplexed and on the lookout for a reliable guide. In this latest in T&T Clark's Guide for the Perplexed series, Tracey Rowland has given us just what we need: the best overview of the pope's thought currently available.' - Edward T. Oakes, S.J., Chester & Margaret Paluch Professor of Theology, University of St. Mary of the Lake/ Mundelein Seminary, USA. (Edward T. Oakes, S.J.)

'Tracey Rowland's beautifully composed book is a masterpiece of scholarship and argument. With exceptional clarity, she shows that Pope Benedict's critique of secularism and his defense of traditional Catholicism are grounded in a symphonic synthesis — of Scripture, the living Tradition of the Church, the teachings of its Doctors and Fathers as well as a modern attention to history and culture. His Romantic Orthodoxy is key to a Christian Renaissance and the reunification of the episcopally-based Churches. As Rowland's vivid portrait reveals, Benedict's theological vision makes him one of the most significant pontiffs since the Reformation.' - Adrian Pabst, Lecturer in Politics, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. (Adrian Pabst)

'If to be famous is also to be misunderstood, then Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI must count as one of the most misunderstood theologians of our time. No wonder even sympathetic readers find themselves perplexed and on the lookout for a reliable guide. In this latest in T&T Clark’s Guide for the Perplexed series, Tracey Rowland has given us just what we need: the best overview of the pope’s thought currently available.’ - Edward T. Oakes, S.J., Chester & Margaret Paluch Professor of Theology, University of St. Mary of the Lake/ Mundelein Seminary, USA. (Sanford Lakoff)

'Tracey Rowland’s beautifully composed book is a masterpiece of scholarship and argument. With exceptional clarity, she shows that Pope Benedict’s critique of secularism and his defense of traditional Catholicism are grounded in a symphonic synthesis – of Scripture, the living Tradition of the Church, the teachings of its Doctors and Fathers as well as a modern attention to history and culture. His Romantic Orthodoxy is key to a Christian Renaissance and the reunification of the episcopally-based Churches. As Rowland’s vivid portrait reveals, Benedict’s theological vision makes him one of the most significant pontiffs since the Reformation.’ - Adrian Pabst, Lecturer in Politics, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. (Sanford Lakoff)

About this edition

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0567034364
• ISBN 13: 9780567034366
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216