Liberating Logos: Pope Benedict XVI's September Speeches

Liberating Logos: Pope Benedict XVI's September Speeches Liberating Logos: Pope Benedict XVI's September Speeches

St. Augustine's Press (15 Sep 2014).

Liberating Logos: Pope Benedict XVI’s September Speeches brings together six important addresses in one volume. The themes of these remarkable speeches are wide ranging: Benedict comments on the denaturing effects of Dehellenization, the true grounds of religious dialogue, the transpolitical and timeless nature of Christianity’s message, the relation of moral and political freedom to truth, the self-limitation of modern reason, and Europe’s and the West’s enduring Christian roots. Each speech offers an unwavering defense of the splendor and majesty of created human reason’s ability to know—and to be liberated by—the uncreated Truth.

The Logos as Reason, Word, and Love in the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger

Liberating Logos: Pope Benedict XVI's September Speeches The Logos as Reason, Word, and Love in the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger

St. Augustine's Press (15 Sep 2014).

The Logos as Reason, Word, and Love in the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger explores the doctrine of the Logos as it can be found in the varied writings of Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI). Specifically, it articulates that the Ratzingerian Logos-doctrine holds that the Divine Word is revealed to humanity through Reason, the Holy Scriptures and the life of Jesus, and through the love of God found reflected in the Christian Church and the beauty of human life and dialogue.

About the Author:

John J. Lynch is an Episcopal (Anglican) priest, teacher, author, and translator. Born in North Carolina, he graduated from Wake Forest University, and then served seven years as an Episcopal missionary in Honduras, teaching at a bilingual school and the diocesan seminary. He earned a Ph.D. in Apologetics and Philosophy from Trinity Theological Seminary and currently serves as rector of Christ the King Episcopal Church (Charles Parish) in Tabb, Virginia.