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Books in Brief.(Brief Article)
Christianity on Trial: Arguments Against Anti-Religious Bigotry, by Vincent Carroll and David Shiflett (Encounter, 244 pp., $15.95)
When Pope John Paul II began, a few years ago, his litany of repentance for the sins of Christians throughout history, he made many Christians uneasy: At a time when the "tolerance" of secular culture amounts to a polite contempt for religion, why would any Christian leader choose to open his flock to even more abuse? But John Paul, like the authors of Christianity on Trial, respects history. History, like memory, has power, shaping both the present and the future, giving us context and meaning. This is why a man with amnesia is, in a sense, a "non-person": He's liable to believe anything about his past that outsiders choose to tell him. So too with cultures: When we forget our past, we lose our identity. Thus, when the Pope publicly repents for sins of Christians in the past-a task he calls the "purification of memory"-he's recommitting his Church to ...
- 'We are brothers': John Paul II's legacy of orthodoxy bodes well for...
- Magazine article from: Christianity Today June 1, 2005 700+ words
...the late Pope John Paul II has been lionized...sudden change? John Paul II offered a winsome face of Christianity to the world and...sources of classic Christianity--Scripture and...singular importance of John Paul II, change has...
- Christianity Inc. (Excerpt).(marketing of Pope John Paul II)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Sojourners Magazine Budde, Michael Brimlow, Robert May 1, 2002 700+ words
...brave new world of Pope John Paul II, the world's most...Telecom to issue a Pope John Paul II pre-paid phone...marketers eager to utilize Christianity to sell goods, services...between the two. From Christianity Incorporated: How Big...
- Pope John Paul II's foreign minister warned that the war against terrorism has...
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century December 28, 2004 700+ words
Pope John Paul II's foreign minister warned that...policy is believed to be determined by Christianity. Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo issued...are considered to be determined by Christianity or at least not separated from it...
- Democracy and Christianity: respect for difference among nations and people....
- Magazine article from: Vital Speeches of the Day November 1, 1995 700+ words
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is an honour for me to have the opportunity to address this international Assembly and to join the men and women of every country, race, language and culture in celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations Organization. In coming
- Pope John Paul II, spiritual leader of Roman Catholic Church, dies.
- News wire article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) April 2, 2005 700+ words
...United States, John Paul earned a reputation...history of Christianity. He also...bishop of Christianity. In the final stage of John Paul's pontificate...historian of Christianity. Whether...path that John Paul pointed it...
- John Paul II, ecumenist asks prayers for his own conversion.(Report on 'Ut Unum...
- Magazine article from: Commonweal Nilson, Jon July 14, 1995 700+ words
...historians, asked to name John Paul 11's most influential...beginning of the end of Christianity's thousand-year division. John Paul reminds his readers that...everyday consciousness. John Paul is determined that they...
- Mourners Pay Tribute to Pope John Paul II at Cultural Center Named in His...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 4, 2005 700+ words
...to 5 p.m. The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center is...of America. The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center brings...and sacred wisdom of Christianity, as developed through...5464, both of The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
- A tribute to John Paul II.
- Magazine article from: Catholic Insight Rosica, Thomas July 1, 2005 700+ words
...messages and legacy of John Paul II on the young people...themselves to be part of the "John Paul II Generation"? The...relationship with Jesus. Christianity, Catholicism, the Sacraments...dignity. In speaking of John Paul II several years ago...
- John Paul II lauded for efforts to mend Jewish-Catholic relations.
- News wire article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) April 2, 2005 700+ words
...nation's Jewish community. As Pope John Paul II, he drew on that inspiration to reaffirm the Jewish roots of Christianity and to undertake a vigorous effort...of his faith are already calling John Paul "the Great" _ an honorific reserved...
- Celebrate the Legacy of Pope John Paul II; Pope John Paul II Cultural Center...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 4, 2005 700+ words
...John Paul II. The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center will...of America. The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center brings...and sacred wisdom of Christianity, as developed through...5464, both for Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
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