After Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI resigned from the papacy in 2013, he never stopped thinking or writing.
What Is Christianity? is a frank spiritual testament from a theological master, a churchman who loved the faith of simple Christians but who always stood ready, even in his Last days, to dialogue about every aspect of human life--in love and in truth..
A lifelong Catholic, the late Pope pays tribute to some of the giant figures of Christianity who have served him through the years as guiding stars: his predecessor Pope John Paul II, the twentieth-century German Jesuit martyr Alfred Delp, and the silent carpenter Joseph, his patron saint.
With prophetic insight into our times, Benedict warns of a radical manipulation of man in the name of tolerance, insisting that the only authentic counterweight to every form of intolerance is Christ himself--and Christ crucified.
This final work is What Is Christianity? It takes up a kaleidoscopic array of themes: the Christian faith\'s relationship with other religions, especially Judaism and Islam; the theology and reform of the liturgy; the priesthood; the saints; the Eucharist; the tragedy of abuse; the beauty of nature
Italian and German culture; and much more.
The Pope asked that it be published upon his death.
Near the end of his life, he and editor Elio Guerriero gathered together a whole volume of new material, dealing with the themes closest to his heart.
After Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI resigned from the papacy in 2013, he never stopped thinking or writing
