The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Ratzinger

A study of key themes in Ratzinger's thought, highlighting his theological synthesis in response to religious and intellectual challenges.

Daniel Cardó (Edited by), Uwe Michael Lang (Edited by)

9781009125017, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 December 2023

388 pages
23 x 15 x 2.3 cm, 0.569 kg

'Cardó and Lang's Cambridge Companion is truly a gift … an outstanding volume.' Joshua Penduck, The Global Anglican

Among the most important modern Catholic thinkers, Joseph Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI, fundamentally shaped Christian theology in the 20th and early 21st centuries. His collaborations and debates with figures such as Henri de Lubac, Karl Rahner, Jean Daniélou, Hans Küng, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Jürgen Habermas reflect the key role he has played in the development of Christian life and doctrine. The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Ratzinger conveys the depth and breadth of his significant legacy to contemporary Catholic theology and culture. With contributions from an international team of scholars, the volume assesses Ratzinger's theological synthesis in response to contemporary challenges that Christianity faces. It surveys the major themes and topics that Ratzinger explored, and highlights aspects of the ideas that he developed in his engagement with a wide variety of intellectual and religious currents. Collectively, the essays in this volume demonstrate how Ratzinger's epochal contributions to Christian thought will reverberate for generations to come.

Part I. Life and Context: 1. Influences Jacob Phillips
2. Interlocutors Nicholas J. Healy
3. The second Vatican council and the third millennium Christopher Ruddy
Part II. Main Theme: 4. Logos and reason Pablo Blanco-Sarto
5. Revelation Rudolf Voderholzer
6. Scripture and tradition Matthew J. Ramage
7. The fathers of the church José Granados
8. God and the trinity Thomas Joseph White
9. Creation Michael Dominic Taylor
10. Jesus Christ Emery de Gaál
11. Ecclesiology Maximilian Heim
12. The Priesthood Sara Butler
13. Liturgy Uwe Michael Lang
14. Canon law James Bradley
15. Eschatology Helmut Hoping
16. Modernity and secularism Tracey Rowland
17. Preaching Daniel Cardó
18. The theological virtues Peter John McGregor
Part III. Dialogue and Perspectives: 19. Dialogue with orthodoxy and protestantism Kurt Cardinal Koch
20. Dialogue with judaism and with religions Achim Buckenmaier
21. General reception and perspectives Thomas G. Weinandy.

Subject Areas: Theology [HRLB]