{"product_id":"what-is-christianity-the-last-writings","title":"What is Christianity? The Last Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI resigned from the papacy in 2013, he never stopped thinking or writing. 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. The pope asked that it be published upon his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis final work is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Is Christianity?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt 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 travesty of abuse; the beauty of nature; Italian and German culture; and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Is Christianity?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e230 pages. Hardcover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874165035078,"sku":"chk1793512618669","price":17.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/5704\/1478\/files\/what-is-christianity-the-last-writings_1.jpg?v=1793512622","url":"https:\/\/sebastianflasha.shop\/products\/what-is-christianity-the-last-writings","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}