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Authors: Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Michael J. Miller (Translator), J. R. Foster
ISBN-13: 9781586170295, ISBN-10: 1586170295
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Date Published: May 2005
Edition: REV

Author Biography: Pope Benedict XVI

Book Synopsis

In this elucidation of the Apostles' Creed, Joseph Ratzinger gives a modern interpretation of the foundations of Christianity. This treatment of Christianity's basic truths combines a spiritual outlook with a deep knowledge of Scripture and the history of theology. a solid and contemporary discussion of the fundamental Christian mysteries.

	Belief in the world of today	39
	The ecclesiastical form of faith	82
	Prolegomena to the subject of God	103
	The Biblical belief in God	116
	The God of faith and the God of the philosophers	137
	Faith in God today	151
	Belief in the triune God	162
	"I believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord"	193
	The problem of faith in Jesus today	193
	Jesus the Christ : the basic form of the Christological profession of faith	196
	Jesus Christ - true God and true man	210
	The different paths taken by Christology	228
	The development of faith in Christ in the Christological articles of the Creed	271
	The intrinsic unity of the last statements in the Creed	331
	Two major questions posed by the articles on the spirit and the church	338

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