Because He Was a German!: Cardinal Bea and the Origins of Roman Catholic Engagement in the Ecumenical Movement

Vereb, Jerome-Michael

ISBN 10: 080282885X / ISBN 13: 9780802828859

Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Because He Was a German!: Cardinal Bea and the Origins of Roman Catholic Engagement in the Ecumenical Movement
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080282885X
• ISBN 13: 9780802828859
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Roman Catholic Church has been remarkably active in ecumenical discussions in the last number of years, but that has not always been the case.

"Because He Was a German!" describes the dramatic process that led to the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, and the definitive commitment of the Roman Catholic Church to the universal ecumenical movement. It gives insightful profiles of the principal actors in this ecumenical drama -- Pope John XXIII, Cardinal Lorenz Jaeger of Paderborn, Germany, and Cardinal Augustin Bea, S.J. -- in the political, social, and theological ambivalence of a postwar divided Germany. It also provides insight into the negotiations that paved the way for the unprecedented ecumenical openness of Vatican II.

An engaging story, "Because He Was a German!" opens a window into the events that have shaped the modern Catholic Church and highlights the context shaping the theological development of Pope Benedict XVI.

About the Author

Fr Jerome Vereb is Professor of Ecumenical Theology at Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, New York, USA. A former member of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, he is author of several books on the Papacy and the ecumenical movement.