{"title":"Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the theological works of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI. Delve into faith, reason, and tradition through his influential writings, offering profound insights into Catholic thought and contemporary issues.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"in-the-beginning-book-cardinal-joseph-ratzinger-9780802841063","title":"In the Beginning...","description":"In four superb homilies and a concluding essay, Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, provides a clear and inspiring exploration of the Genesis creation narratives. \u003cbr\u003eWhile the stories of the world's creation and the fall of humankind have often been subjected to reductionism of one sort or another -- literalists treat the Bible as a science textbook whereas rationalists divorce God from creation -- Ratzinger presents a rich, balanced Catholic understanding of these early biblical writings and attests to their enduring vitality. \u003cbr\u003eBeginning each homily with a text selected from the first three chapters of Genesis, Ratzinger discusses, in turn, God the creator, the meaning of the biblical creation accounts, the creation of human beings, and sin and salvation; in the appendix he unpacks the beneficial consequences of faith in creation. \u003cbr\u003eExpertly translated from German, these reflections set out a reasonable and biblical approach to creation. \u003ci\u003e'In the Beginning . . .'\u003c\/i\u003e also serves as an excellent homiletic resource for priests and pastors.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49563926724881,"sku":"CIN0802841066G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50115451814161,"sku":"GOR002767922","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50185235955985,"sku":"CIN0802841066A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50299583693073,"sku":"CIN0802841066VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":50859626889489,"sku":"CIN0802841066LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50984469430545,"sku":"NIN9780802841063","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51143906394385,"sku":"GOR004156631","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0802841066.jpg?v=1751329512"},{"product_id":"jesus-de-nazaret-2da-parte-book-cardinal-joseph-ratzinger-9788499200804","title":"Jesus de Nazaret, 2da Parte","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49629344727313,"sku":"GOR013746227","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/849920080X.jpg?v=1750935817"},{"product_id":"spirit-of-the-liturgy-book-cardinal-joseph-ratzinger-9781586179977","title":"The Spirit of the Liturgy","description":"\u003cp\u003e2018 Reprint of 1931 Edition. When this little book first appeared, it immediately brought wide recognition to a young theologian who would become an important force in the renewal of theology in the twentieth century. Originally written in 1918, this profound reflection on the nature of liturgical worship still stands as a guiding light for today's renewal of worship and prayer. In limpid, even poetic terms, it clarifies the underlying principles and existential implications of the belief that when Christians join in the Eucharist and other liturgical celebrations, they do so not as discrete individuals but as interconnected members of the one People of God.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49633292845329,"sku":"GOR008255839","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49745154736401,"sku":"CIN1586179977G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50764508659985,"sku":"CIN1586179977VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1586179977.jpg?v=1751182566"},{"product_id":"dios-y-el-mundo-book-cardinal-joseph-ratzinger-9780307343345","title":"Dios y el Mundo","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49890062500113,"sku":"CIN0307343340G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0307343340.jpg?v=1751037366"},{"product_id":"spirit-of-the-liturgy-book-cardinal-joseph-ratzinger-9781621642589","title":"The Spirit of the Liturgy","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50386422563089,"sku":"CIN1621642585G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51884063916305,"sku":"GOR012330021","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1621642585.jpg?v=1751088589"},{"product_id":"eglise-oecumenisme-et-politique-book-cardinal-joseph-ratzinger-9782213626314","title":"Eglise oecuménisme et politique","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53015356080401,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53015356604689,"sku":"NIN9782213626314","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9782213626314.jpg?v=1768161696"},{"product_id":"dieu-de-jesus-christ-book-cardinal-joseph-ratzinger-9782213626352","title":"Le Dieu de Jésus Christ","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53037249200401,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53037249954065,"sku":"NIN9782213626352","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9782213626352.jpg?v=1768762989"},{"product_id":"dogma-and-preaching-book-cardinal-joseph-ratzinger-9781621642909","title":"Dogma and Preaching","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume is an unabridged edition of\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eDogma and Preaching\u003c\/i\u003e, a work that appeared in a much-reduced form in English, in 1985. The new book contains twice as much material as first English edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDogma, for many people, is a bad word. For the well-informed believer, it shouldn't be. Dogmas are truths revealed by God, which should enlighten the minds, guide the choices, and gladden the hearts of Jesus' disciples, including pastors, deacons, and lay teachers. But, as Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), notes in the foreword to this book, The path from dogma to proclamation or preaching has become very troublesome. Finding ways to relate the content of the Church's dogmas to everyday life can be challenging for today's preachers and teachers. Some people find the task so daunting that they leave dogma out. As a result, they wind up presenting something other than the Church's faith and speak in their own name, offering perhaps unwittingly merely their own, subjective ideas, rather than the Word of God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eDogma and Preaching\u003c\/i\u003e, the theologian and priest Joseph Ratzinger provides (1) a theory of preaching for today; (2) application of this theory to some themes for preaching drawn from the Church's dogmas; (3) meditations and sermons based on the liturgical year and the communion of saints; and (4) some thoughts regarding the decade after the Second Vatican and Christianity's seeming irrelevance. Ratzinger insists that sound preaching should rest on three pillars-Dogma, Scripture, and the Church Today, the contemporary situation in which the Church finds herself. He shows that the proper understanding of the Church, her dogmas, the nature of faith, and the contemporary world allow the proclaimer-believer to remain faithful to the Church's mission and life-changing message. ","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53497931563281,"sku":"CIN1621642909VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781621642909.jpg?v=1777935621"},{"product_id":"regarder-le-christ-book-cardinal-joseph-ratzinger-9782213626345","title":"Regarder le Christ","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53649264247057,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53649264312593,"sku":"NIN9782213626345","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9782213626345.jpg?v=1781147690"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-cardinal-joseph-ratzinger.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}