Because He Was a German: Cardinal Bea And the Origins of Roman Catholic Engagement in the Ecumenical Movement - Couverture rigide

Vereb, Jerome M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 080282885X ISBN 13 : 9780802828859

Editeur : William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2006

Synopsis

Because He Was a German! The Roman Catholic Church has been remarkably active in ecumenical discussions in the last number of years, but that has not always been the case. "Because He Was a German!" describes the dramatic process that led to the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, and the definitive commitment of the Roman Catholic Church to the universal ecumenical movement. It gives insightful profiles of the principal actors in this ecumenical drama -- Pope John XXIII, Cardinal Lorenz Jaeger of Paderborn, Germany, and Cardinal Augustin Bea, S.J. -- in the political, social, and theological ambivalence of a postwar divided Germany. It also provides insight into the ...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 080282885X
• ISBN 13: 9780802828859
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 332
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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