| Fathers of the Church: From Clement of Rome to Augustine of Hippo Contributor(s): Benedict XVI, Pope (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802864597 ISBN-13: 9780802864598 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $17.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Spiritual Growth - Religion | Christianity - Catechisms - Religion | Christian Living - Inspirational |
| Dewey: 270.109 |
| LCCN: 2009023799 |
| Series: Giniger Books |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.04" W x 8.92" (0.62 lbs) 189 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Theometrics - Catholic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At his Wednesday audiences during 2007 and 2008 Pope Benedict XVI gave a series of short talks on the Fathers of the Church. He devoted himself not only to such famous and influential Fathers as Augustine and John Chrysostom but also to figures not venerated as saints; one subject, Tertullian, even died outside the Catholic communion. This volume contains thirty-six of these inspirational teachings. In these catecheses the Pope is not delivering academic lectures or preaching sermons. Rather, he is instructing Christian believers who want to have their faith confirmed and strengthened. Pope Benedict firmly believes that the Fathers of the Church still speak powerfully today, and his accessible presentations will make many readers eager to look further into the writings of these great early Christians. |
Contributor Bio(s): Benedict XVI, Pope: - Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Alois Ratzinger in 1927, served as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Churchfrom April 2005 through February 2013. Formerly he wasDean of the College of Cardinals, Prefect of theCongregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and President ofthe International Theological Commission. An outstandingtheologian and teacher, he was one of the founders, alongwith Hans Urs von Balthasar and Henri de Lubac, of theinternational Catholic journal Communio, and he hasalso enjoyed a distinguished teaching career at suchuniversities as T?bingen and Regensburg in his homecountry of Germany. |