
In this challenging new book, the Pope delivers his ‘position statement’ for the year 2000 on a broad range of topics. He draws on a variety of materials, both published and unpublished, utilising, as always, his extensive knowledge of world affairs and perceptive understanding of the human condition.He speaks directly to all those concerned about the progress of the human race into the next millenium. The areas covered include: Faith (includes challenges of science and secularisation), Church (the laity, women and hierarchy), Prayer, Love (sex, divorce, family, feminism, contraception, population control), History (free will and divine omnipotence, rationalism and life after death), Evil (original sin, money and power), Work (social justice, limits of capitalism, unemployment), World (human rights, politics, Africa), Peace (ecology, disarmament), Religious (ecumenism, relations with Judaism and Islam, religious freedom).Previously published as Il Progetti di Dio by Edizione Piemme
Page Count:
256
Publication Date:
1804-01-01
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