The Thought of Pope Benedict XVI new edition: An Introduction to the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger

Aidan Nichols' timely book is the first full-scale investigation of Joseph Ratzinger's theology, from the 1950s to the present day. It presents a chronological account of the development of Ratzinger's writing that reflects a wide range of historical and theoretical interests. A comprehensive introduction to a figure who is in his own right, quite apart from his significance in the politics of the Church, a major German Catholic theologian of the twentieth century.

This new edition amplifies existing chapters by reference to books by Ratzinger between 1986/1987 and his election as Pope in 2005, and includes two new chapters — Judaism, Islam and other religions, and the secularization and future of Europe.

• Author
• Aidan Nichols, Benedict XVI

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 304

• Publisher
• Burns & Oates

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780860124214

• Genres
• theology, catholic

• Release date
• 2007