The Difference God Makes A Catholic Vision of Faith, Communion, and Culture
Penned by the leading intellectual in the American Catholic hierarchy, this debut brings together some of the most influential writings on the Catholic vision—not just the Church itself but of the relation and unity of all people. Weaving together intellectual insight and personal wisdom, Francis Cardinal George offers a luminous Catholic vision of communion, illustrating the Church’s relation to numerous religions as well as the secular world. The book draws from both the author’s observations of Catholicism in cultures around the globe and countless theologians’ perspectives—including Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, Thomas Aquinas, and Francis of Assisi—and demonstrates how to recognize the self-giving, liberating God who provides freedom from the competitive, oppressive idols of secular modernity. An assortment of fascinating stories is shared, from a poignant moment with a non-Christian in Zambia to the humbling dedication of volunteers who came to observe Pope John Paul II’s visit to Mexico City. Confronting controversial issues head-on, this volume will inspire Christians everywhere while also offering non-Christians a renewed understanding of what a Christian lifestyle means for political and personal life today.
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The Difference God Makes A Catholic Vision of Faith, Communion, and Culture
Penned by the leading intellectual in the American Catholic hierarchy, this debut brings together some of the most influential writings on the Catholic vision—not just the Church itself but of the relation and unity of all people. Weaving together intellectual insight and personal wisdom, Francis Cardinal George offers a luminous Catholic vision of communion, illustrating the Church’s relation to numerous religions as well as the secular world. The book draws from both the author’s observations of Catholicism in cultures around the globe and countless theologians’ perspectives—including Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, Thomas Aquinas, and Francis of Assisi—and demonstrates how to recognize the self-giving, liberating God who provides freedom from the competitive, oppressive idols of secular modernity. An assortment of fascinating stories is shared, from a poignant moment with a non-Christian in Zambia to the humbling dedication of volunteers who came to observe Pope John Paul II’s visit to Mexico City. Confronting controversial issues head-on, this volume will inspire Christians everywhere while also offering non-Christians a renewed understanding of what a Christian lifestyle means for political and personal life today.
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The Difference God Makes A Catholic Vision of Faith, Communion, and Culture

The Difference God Makes A Catholic Vision of Faith, Communion, and Culture

by Francis Cardinal George
The Difference God Makes A Catholic Vision of Faith, Communion, and Culture

The Difference God Makes A Catholic Vision of Faith, Communion, and Culture

by Francis Cardinal George

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Penned by the leading intellectual in the American Catholic hierarchy, this debut brings together some of the most influential writings on the Catholic vision—not just the Church itself but of the relation and unity of all people. Weaving together intellectual insight and personal wisdom, Francis Cardinal George offers a luminous Catholic vision of communion, illustrating the Church’s relation to numerous religions as well as the secular world. The book draws from both the author’s observations of Catholicism in cultures around the globe and countless theologians’ perspectives—including Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, Thomas Aquinas, and Francis of Assisi—and demonstrates how to recognize the self-giving, liberating God who provides freedom from the competitive, oppressive idols of secular modernity. An assortment of fascinating stories is shared, from a poignant moment with a non-Christian in Zambia to the humbling dedication of volunteers who came to observe Pope John Paul II’s visit to Mexico City. Confronting controversial issues head-on, this volume will inspire Christians everywhere while also offering non-Christians a renewed understanding of what a Christian lifestyle means for political and personal life today.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780824526276
Publisher: Herder & Herder
Publication date: 09/01/2011
Series: Herder & Herder Books
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 368
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Francis Cardinal George, OMI, has served as the president of the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops; vicar general of the Oblates; bishop of Yakima, Washington; and archbishop of Chicago. He was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope John Paul II in 1998. He lives in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Living through Others ix

Part 1 The Church's Mission: Universal Communion

Chapter 1 Of God and Man: The Two Cities in the Third Millennium 3

Chapter 2 Evangelizing American Culture: A Practical Project 25

Cchapter 3 Sowing the Gospel on American Soil: The Distinctive Contribution of Theology 42

Chapter 4 Making All Things New: Notes on a New Apologetics 59

Chapter 5 Ancient Traditions in Contemporary Culture: Catholics and Jews in Dialogue Today 77

Chapter 6 A Necessary Conversation: Catholics and Muslims in Dialogue 92

Chapter 7 The Universal Church and the Dynamic of Globalization 115

Chapter 8 One Lord and One Church for One World: Redemptoris missio 131

Part 1 The Church's Life: Hierarchical Communion

Chapter 9 The Crisis of Liberal Catholicism: An Internal Dialogue 155

Chapter 10 Lay Catholics: The Role of the Lay Faithful in Our Culture Today 173

Chapter 11 Receiving Identity from the Risen Christ: Ordained Priesthood and Leadership in the Catholic Church 185

Chapter 12 To Reveal the Fathers Love: The Mission of Priests 207

Chapter 13 Worship in the Church: Questions That Test Ecclesial Renewal 229

Chapter 14 A True Home Everywhere: John Paul II and Liturgical Inculturation 243

Chapter 15 Too Good to Be True? The Eucharist in the Church and the World 259

Part 3 THe Church's Goal: Communion With God

Chapter 16 The Difference God Makes: Deus Caritas Est 275

Chapter 17 Godly Humanism: Images of God in the Poetic Writings of Pope John Paul II 289

A Philosophical Epilogue: Living through Others 307

Notes 327

Index 343

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