Benedict XVI: A Life Volume One
Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council 1927–1965
$53.36
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2023
Summary
The first volume of Peter Seewald’s authoritative biography.
By any reckoning, the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI was extraordinary, with moments of high drama. Not the least of these was his resignation from office in February 2013, the first papal resignation in 500 years.
But who was Joseph Ratzinger? In this definitive biography, based on meticulous historical research and many hours of taped interviews with his subject, Peter Seewald shows the exceptional ci…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399404884 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399404881 |
| Author: | Peter Seewald |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Continuum |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 810g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 152mm x 40mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Stimulating … Readers will enjoy the thorough investigation of Ratzinger’s intellectual development * Publishers Weekly *Seewald artfully weaves together politics, church history, philosophy, and theology to show how these influenced and shaped the man who would become Pope Benedict XVI … An engaging portrait that engrosses the reader in the subject. * Library Journal *
About The Author
Peter Seewald
Peter Seewald has worked as a journalist for Stern, Spiegel and the Süddeutsche Zeitung and is one of the most admired authors on religion in Germany today. His previous book of interviews with Pope Benedict Last Testament was widely reviewed in the religious and international press.
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