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Crossing the threshold of hope / by John Paul II ; edited by Vittorio Messori ; [translated from the Italian by Jenny McPhee and Martha McPhee]
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publication details: New York : Knopf, 1994Edition: 1st American edDescription: ix, 244 pages ; 21 cmISBN: - 0679440585
- 9780679440581
- Varcare la soglia della speranza. English
- ARCH YNDC 234 P324C
- BX1378.5 .J62713 1994
- BJ1249 .J65 1994
Contents:
Summary: Pope John Paul II speaks out on some of the major issues confronting humankind at the dawn of the twenty-first century, sharing a timely and thoughtful message with people of all nations and faiths
"The pope": a scandal and a mystery -- Praying: how and why -- How does the pope pray? -- Does God really exist? -- "Proof": is it still valid? -- If God exists why is He hiding? -- Is Jesus the Son of God? -- What has become of the "history of salvation"? -- The centrality of salvation -- Why is so much evil in the world? -- Why does God tolerate suffering? -- What does "to save" mean? -- Why so many religions? -- Buddha? -- Muhammad? -- Judaism? -- A minority by the year 2000 -- What is the "new evangelization"? -- Is there really hope in the young? -- Was God at work in the fall of communism? -- Is only Rome right? -- In search of lost unity -- Why divided? -- The church and the council -- A "dialogue of salvation" -- A qualitative renewal -- The reaction of the "world" -- Does "eternal life" exist? -- What is the use of believing? -- Human rights -- The defense of every life -- The mother of God -- Women -- Be not afraid -- Crossing the threshold of hope
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Includes indexes
"The pope": a scandal and a mystery -- Praying: how and why -- How does the pope pray? -- Does God really exist? -- "Proof": is it still valid? -- If God exists why is He hiding? -- Is Jesus the Son of God? -- What has become of the "history of salvation"? -- The centrality of salvation -- Why is so much evil in the world? -- Why does God tolerate suffering? -- What does "to save" mean? -- Why so many religions? -- Buddha? -- Muhammad? -- Judaism? -- A minority by the year 2000 -- What is the "new evangelization"? -- Is there really hope in the young? -- Was God at work in the fall of communism? -- Is only Rome right? -- In search of lost unity -- Why divided? -- The church and the council -- A "dialogue of salvation" -- A qualitative renewal -- The reaction of the "world" -- Does "eternal life" exist? -- What is the use of believing? -- Human rights -- The defense of every life -- The mother of God -- Women -- Be not afraid -- Crossing the threshold of hope
Pope John Paul II speaks out on some of the major issues confronting humankind at the dawn of the twenty-first century, sharing a timely and thoughtful message with people of all nations and faiths
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