Without Roots
Europe, Relativism, Christianity, Islam
Published on 30. January 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-465-00627-4 (ISBN)
Description
Bringing together their unique vantage points as leaders of Church and State, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and Marcello Pera challenge us to imagine what can be the future of a civilization that has abandoned its moral and cultural history. They call on the West to embrace a spiritual rather than political renewal -and to accept the moral values that alone can help us to make sense of changes in technology, economics, and society.
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"(A) thoughtful history lesson about what European/American civilization consists of, with some striking comments on the Spengler-Toynbee debate." The Spectator"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
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Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 202 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
141 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-465-00627-4 (9780465006274)
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03/2007
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Persons
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under the late Pope John Paul II, and has long been regarded as one of the most profound Catholic theological and spiritual writers of our times. His numerous books include God and the World, Introduction to Christianity, Salt of the Earth, and The Spirit of Liturgy. Marcello Pera, a professor of the philosophy of science at the University of Pisa, is also President of the Italian Senate. He lives in Italy.