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020 _a9780802864598 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _a0802864597 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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035 _a(OCoLC)ocn368051141
035 _a(OCoLC)368051141
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050 0 0 _aBR67
_b.B395 2009
100 0 _aBenedict
_bXVI,
_cPope,
_d1927-
_93148
245 1 4 _aThe Fathers of the church :
_bfrom Clement of Rome to Augustine of Hippo /
_cPope Benedict XVI ; edited by Joseph T. Lienhard.
260 _aGrand Rapids, Mich. :
_bWilliam B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.,
_c2009.
300 _ax, 179 p. ;
_c23 cm.
500 _aCatecheses delivered Mar. 2007-June 2008.
500 _aRev. ed. of: The Fathers.
500 _a"A Giniger book."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 1 _a"Over the past two years, at his Wednesday audiences, Pope Benedict XVI delivered a series of short talks on the Fathers of the Church. He focused not only on such famous and influential Fathers as Augustine and John Chrysostom but also on figures not venerated as saints; one subject, Tertullian, even died outside the Catholic communion. This volume contains thirty-six of these fascinating teachings." "Pope Benedict's catecheses often begin with historical information about his subject, setting the Father in the context of his time. He pays attention to the teaching of each Father, but often in unexpected ways - his concern is not only with Christian doctrine but also with care for the poor and with the relation of the Church to the state. Frequently he applies the teaching of his subject to a contemporary situation. Many of his catecheses end with a prayer written by his subject." "In these catecheses the Pope is not delivering academic lectures or preaching sermons. Rather, he is instructing Christians who want to have their faith confirmed and strengthened. Pope Benedict firmly believes that the Fathers of the Church speak to Christians today, and his accessible presentations will make many general readers eager to look further into the writings of these great early Christians."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 _aFathers of the church.
_93149
700 1 _aLienhard, Joseph T.
_93150
700 0 _aBenedict
_bXVI,
_cPope,
_d1927-
_tFathers.
_93151
900 _bTOC
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