The Word Made Love: The Dialogical Theology of Joseph Ratzinger / Benedict XVI

The Word Made Love

Wiker's latest book is Worshipping the State: Doctor of the Church , by Benjamin Wiker. Up to the final days of his pontificate, Benedict XVI emphasized the importance of interpreting the Council in continuity with what came before it. We offer the Mass for him, so that the Lord be with him, comfort him, and give him much consolation. Georg Ratzinger, who has been at Castel Gandolfo for several days, staying precisely to celebrate in a familial and fraternal way, today's occasion and who will in turn celebrate his saint's day, St.

George, this coming 23 April, just as Pope Francis will. Francis 'plenty tough enough' to lead John Allen Jr. Have you thought about calling him for advice?

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If you did have that phone call, what would you want to ask him? Benedict XVI is an extremely humble man and an extremely honest man, and it takes a lot of guts to renounce power like he did. First of all, he had to follow John Paul II, which was almost impossible, especially because Benedict was more introverted and shy, more intellectual. I also feel sorry for Benedict because in many ways he had to do the dirty work in the church, such as starting to talk about the bad things in the church, the rotten tomatoes, such as the abuse cases.

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You mention the abuse cases. How do you think your brother will respond to them? Do you feel like that will make things easier for him?

Probably, yes, because John Paul II was so much in the hearts of the people. It was an extremely difficult job for anyone to follow him. A stern and warranted essay by Dale Price on those who would use the pontificate of Pope Francis as a means to criticize -- or otherwise dismiss -- his predecessor. Love, Hope, and Truth: Publications The Word Made Love: The Word Made Love. From scholarly monographs to papal homilies, Joseph Ratzinger has insisted consistently over decades that Christianity is not a set of ideas to believe or, even less, moral laws to follow.

Rather, Christianity is about a person and our encounter with that person. Humanity's posture before God is one of hearing and responding. For Ratzinger, then, dialogue is the basic structure of all reality, and the Christian Vision articulates the radical transformation that happens when we enter into this divine dialogue. Collins argues that this dialogical, communicative structure is a distinctive aspect of Ratzinger's thought and a unique contribution to the renewal of theology in our day.

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All listings for this product Buy it now Buy it now. About this product Description Description. Christopher Collins entered the Society of Jesus in As a Jesuit, he obtained an MA in history from St. After being ordained in , he served as a pastor on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota before returning to Boston College to begin a doctorate in systematic theology.