For Christians, Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, and who rose from the dead in triumph over sin and death. For non-Christians, he is almost anything else--a myth, a political revolutionary, a prophet whose teaching was misunderstood or distorted by his followers. Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, and no myth, revolutionary, or misunderstood prophet,…
St. Bonaventure's love of wisdom was intimately related to his love of God so much so that he is called the "Seraphic Doctor" for the ardor that accompanied his great mind. What does this sort of mind have to say about the history of man, a topic long dear to Christian thinkers, especially owing to the Incarnation and the expectation of the Second Coming? In this academic treatise, then-Father…
In this profound and illuminating work, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger turns the gaze of an accomplished theologian upon the crucified Savior. This synthetic and meditative work is theological without being abstract or dry, and spiritual without being sentimental. The pierced heart of Christ must be the heart of theology and Christian life as well. Proceeding from the prayerful dialogue between the …
Pertanyaan besar yang akan terus bercokol bersama kita dalam seluruh buku ini selanjutnya: Apakah yang sesungguhnya dibawa Yesus, bila bukan kedamaian dunia, kemakmuran universal, dan sebuah dunia yang lebih baik? Lalu, apa yang sudah Ia bawa? Jawabannya sangat sederhana: Allah. Ia telah membawa Allah. Ia telah membawa Allah yang sebelumnya menyingkapkan wajah-Nya secara perlahan-lahan kep…