“Benedict XVI: The Man Who Was Ratzinger”
Written by Michael S. Rose (Spence Publishing, 2005). Rose examines the areas where Pope Benedict may break with his predecessor Pope John Paul II.
Tag: Pope John Paul II
“Pope Benedict XVI: His Life and Mission”
Written by Stephen Mansfield (Tarcher, 2005). Mansfield analyzes Pope Benedict’s life including his transition from a liberal theologian associated with Vatican II to a theological conservative who became Pope John Paul’s closest ally.
“The Thought of Pope Benedict XVI: An Introduction to the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger”
Written by the Rev. Aidan Nichols (Burns & Oates, 2005). Nichols presents a full-scale investigation of Joseph Ratzinger’s theology, from the 1950s to the present day in this update of Nichols’ original book on Ratzinger’s theology written in the 1980s.
“Pope Benedict XVI: A Personal Portrait”
Written by Heinz-Joachim Fischer (Crossroad, 2005). Fischer, Rome correspondent for a leading German newspaper, focuses on Benedict’s career as a cardinal and head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Fischer has known Ratzinger since 1976.
“We Have a Pope! Benedict XVI”
Written by Matthew E. Bunson (Our Sunday Visitor, 2005). Bunson provides a detailed portrait of Benedict XVI, introducing Catholics to a man of powerful intellect and confident faith who now must lead the Church as it confronts some of the most challenging issues facing modern men and women.
“Pope Benedict XVI: Successor to Peter”
Written by the Rev. Michael Collins (Paulist Press, 2005). Collins describes the former Cardinal Ratzinger in both a human and historical context starting with the Pope’s early years in Bavaria and his youth during the Second World War.
“Holy Father: Pope Benedict XVI: Pontiff for a New Era”
Written by Greg Tobin (Sterling, 2005). Offers a first look at the much-anticipated new leader of the Catholic Church and examines what lies ahead for the Catholic Church and its people.
“A Church in Search of Itself: Benedict XVI and the Battle for the Future”
Written by Robert Blair Kaiser (Knopf, 2006). Kaiser examines some of the most important and divisive issues confronting the Church: the sex abuse scandal, a shortage of priests due to the insistence upon celibacy, the ban on contraception, the roles of women in the Church, and the increased participation of laypeople in Church affairs while giving an […]
“The Making of the Pope 2005”
Written by the Rev. Andrew M. Greeley (Little, Brown, 2005). This is an update from Greeley’s 1978 classic about the previous conclave.