Faith - Truth - Tolerance: Christianity and the World's Religions
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| Book Information | |
| Edition | Printed, hardcover |
| Publisher | Galaxia Gutenberg |
| Collection | Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger |
| Author | Benedict al XVI-lea |
| Translator | Dan Siserman |
| Year of publication | 2026 |
| Number of pages | 344 |
| ISBN | 978-630-337-251-8 |
| Format | 13X20 |
Can there be tolerance without truth, or is tolerance possible precisely because we renounce the claim to know the truth? Are all religions equal paths to salvation, or do the differences between them matter decisively? Can religion still assert the truth in which it believes without becoming intolerant? Is freedom restricted by the claim to a truth about humanity and the world, or is it precisely the search for this truth that orders and directs freedom? What are the limits beyond which faith becomes obscure and descends into fanaticism, and what are the limits beyond which reason becomes ruthless and inhuman? In this dense and thought-provoking work, Joseph Ratzinger tackles head-on the great questions of modernity: the relationship between truth and freedom, between faith and reason, and between religion and culture. Engaging in a critical dialogue with the history of the concept of the Enlightenment (Aufklärung) and with contemporary relativism, the author shows that renouncing truth does not bring peace, but rather confusion and disorientation, and that true tolerance is born not of indifference, but of respect for truth and for the dignity of the human person. The book proposes a vision in which Christianity does not oppose interreligious dialogue but rather underpins it, precisely through its commitment to truth.
“Beyond all specific questions, the real issue lies in the question of truth. Can truth be known? Or is the question of truth simply out of place in the realm of religion and faith? But what meaning does faith have then, what positive meaning would religion have if it cannot be connected to truth?”
— Joseph Ratzinger
| Book Information | |
| Edition | Printed, hardcover |
| Publisher | Galaxia Gutenberg |
| Collection | Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger |
| Author | Benedict al XVI-lea |
| Translator | Dan Siserman |
| Year of publication | 2026 |
| Number of pages | 344 |
| ISBN | 978-630-337-251-8 |
| Format | 13X20 |
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