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http://www.logos.com/product/9650/joseph-ratzinger-pope-benedict-xvi-collection
He is recognized as one of the top 20th century theologians by many, of all Christian denominations. I have read several of his books, he respects and discusses commonality and differences with many different theologians . Quite an interesting read, I am very excited about this PrePub!
I will add, since the summary page discusses books written before and after his papacy, that even in books written while he has been Pope, he is clear in the introduction that he writes this not under any special Church teaching, but as "another theologian" looking for comment and critique. A very unqiue individual truly oriented toward finding truth and working within the academic community to discuss what we believe.
I put in an order too, even though I'm not familiar with him as a writer/theologian at all. I'm more familiar with John Paul II in that respect, namely his Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body which I have in print. It would be great to have a John Paul II collection too. Also how about a collection of encyclicals?
I am very excited about this PrePub!
I wouldn't describe myself as "very excited", but I am incredibly glad that this is on offer.
There are some top books in this collection and it's good to see a wide array on offer.
+1 on all counts, I'm in!
I have read both pretty extensively, I would categorize JP II as a philosopher and Ratzinger/Benedict as a more academic theologian. JP II had Ratzinger do much of his scholarly research during his (JP II's) papacy. I really like reading JP II because of the philosophical perspective, which Theology of the Body strongly represents.
There are at least two books I am aware of, on JP II's encyclicals, which might make the conversion to Logos easier (I have the second one) -
http://www.amazon.com/Encyclicals-John-Paul-II/dp/0879733160/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1306922540&sr=8-2-fkmr0
http://www.amazon.com/John-Paul-II-Encyclicals-Everyday/dp/1570756317/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1306922540&sr=8-1
Let's see now:
Is that supposed to reflect the value of their respective scholarships, and in that case according to who? [:P]
On another note, whoever put together that package must have the same taste as me: I own 6 Ratzingers and 5 of them are included. [:)]
May the Peace and Joy of Jesus settle in the souls of all on Logos Forums!
It is too bad the collection does not include one of Ratzinger's older excellent books, The Meaning of Christian Brotherhood. His Eschatology is excellent as well. But, as Called to Communion and The Nature and Mission of Theology are the only titles I own in print, this collection is a good deal for me.
When I did my Master's degree at the Roman Catholic Franciscan University of Steubenville, I was embarassed to say "you know, I like Cardinal Ratzinger's books better than the Pope's," but it's OK now that Ratzinger is pope too. I do not mind at all my favourite living dogmatic theologian being the pope. Go Benny!
Now that Logos has offered Ignatius collections from Von Balthasar (http://community.logos.com/forums/t/33614.aspx) and Ratzinger, perhaps it will not be long before they offer a collection from my favourite living Biblical theologian, my old professor Dr. Scott Hahn...
May the LORD bless and keep you all.
Hi There Brother Peter!
I second your Dr Hahn proposal!
"Viva Cristo Rey!!"
Deacon Harbey Santiago
Archdiocese of Baltimore
There is one Hahn book available in the soon-to-be released AYBRL: http://www.logos.com/product/5734/anchor-yale-bible-reference-library
Hi There Brother Peter! I second your Dr Hahn proposal!
So do I, but here's a better thread to do it on.
I have really enjoyed Pope Benedict's first volume on Jesus ever since I borrowed it from my neighbor, who graciously bought me my own copy, and then volume 2 when it came out. Here is a link to a very interesting Catholic blog entry, quoting "non-Catholic" scholar Craig Evans, who praises the book. There is a link at the bottom of the post linking to the original article. Short read, and helpful for us "non-Catholics" to see the value of Ratzinger/Benedict's books. I ordered the series straightway. (PS. I mean the whole blog itself is almost always "very interesting." [8-|]
With all these new people around -- including some Catholics -- I figured it was a good time to push this Ratzinger collection a bit. It seems to have lost speed.
And there's a von Balthasar collection in prepub as well.
Here are the links to make it easy for others to find them:
Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI Collection
Hans Urs von Balthasar Collection
With all these new people around -- including some Catholics -- I figured it was a good time to push this Ratzinger collection a bit. It seems to have lost speed. And there's a von Balthasar collection in prepub as well.
Agreed. Good time to push. Don't want to see the stalling. And i will repost my own, non-catholic applause for this collection:
I have really enjoyed Pope Benedict's first volume on Jesus ever since I borrowed it from my neighbor, who graciously bought me my own copy, and then volume 2 when it came out. Here is a link to a very interesting Catholic blog entry, quoting "non-Catholic" scholar Craig Evans, who praises the book. There is a link at the bottom of the post linking to the original article. Short read, and helpful for us "non-Catholics" to see the value of Ratzinger/Benedict's books. I ordered the series straightway. (PS. I mean the whole blog itself is almost always "very interesting."
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