Truth And Tolerance: Christian Belief And World Religions

Truth And Tolerance: Christian Belief And World Religions

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Truth And Tolerance: Christian Belief And World Religions

by Pope Benedict XVI and Henry Taylor

114 of 121 people found the following review helpful: The Theology of the New Pope, April 19, 2005 Reviewer:Robert W. Kellemen "Doc. K." (Taneytown, MD United States) - Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, wrote a precursor of his Papacy in "Truth and Tolerance." A deep thinker, he maintains a zeal for enforcing Catholic Orthodoxy. Even as the cardinals who elected him prayed before the conclave, Ratzinger urged them to cling to church tradition and warned about the dangers of abandoning it. "Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church, is often labeled today as a fundamentalism," he said Monday. "Whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and 'swept along by every wind of teaching,' looks like the only attitude acceptable to today's standards." "We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one's own ego and one's own desires," he warned. "Only someone who knows tradition is able to shape the future," said the Rev. Thomas Frauenlob, who heads the seminary in Traunstein where Ratzinger studied and regularly returns to visit. These are the views, presented in philosophical and theological language, found in "Truth and Tolerance." If you are looking for a post-modern book suggesting that all ways lead to Christ, you will not find it here. Instead, you will find a well-reasoned, respectful Catholic examination of what truth one finds in Scripture and what truth one finds apart from Scripture. And you will find a prominent Catholic view of how those holding to the Catholic faith ought to view and interact with those outside the church. Reviewer: Dr. Robert W. Kellemen, author of "Soul Physicians" and "Spiritual Friends."

Book Description
Is truth knowable? If we know the truth, must we hide it in the name of tolerance? Cardinal Ratzinger engages the problem of truth, tolerance, religion and culture in the modern world. Describing the vast array of world religions, Ratzinger embraces the difficult challenge of meeting diverse understandings of spiritual truth while defending the Catholic teaching of salvation through Jesus Christ. "But what if it is true?" is the question that he poses to cultures that decry the Christian position on man's redemption. Upholding the notion of religious truth while asserting the right of religious freedom, Cardinal Ratzinger outlines the timeless teaching of the Magisterium in language that resonates with our embattled culture. A work of extreme sensitivity, understanding, and spiritual maturity, this book is an invaluable asset to those who struggle to hear the voice of truth in the modern religious world.

"Beyond all particular questions, the real problem lies in the question about truth. Can truth be recognized? Or, is the question about truth simply inappropriate in the realm of religion and belief? But what meaning does belief then have, what positive meaning does religion have, if it cannot be connected with truth?"

—Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger From the Preface

Product Details

Paperback: 284 pages
Publisher: Ignatius Press (October 31, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN: 158617035X
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.96 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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SIPs: religio vera, question about truth, cultural agent

CAPs: Old Testament, Jesus Christ, New York, New Age, Church Fathers (more)

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First Sentence:
I wrote this piece in 1963, for the Festschrift published in 1964 on the occasion of Karl Rahner's sixtieth birthday; 1 it was then reprinted in the volume published by my former students for my seventieth birthday, which offered a representative selection from my work.2 Read the first page

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religio vera, question about truth, cultural agent