Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Ratzinger
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Ratzinger
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Editors’ Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Part I Life and Context
- Part II Main Themes
- 4 Logos and Reason
- 5 Revelation
- 6 Scripture and Tradition
- 7 The Fathers of the Church
- 8 God and the Trinity
- 9 Creation
- 10 Jesus Christ
- 11 Ecclesiology
- 12 The Priesthood
- 13 Liturgy
- 14 Canon Law
- 15 Eschatology
- 16 Modernity and Secularism
- 17 Preaching
- 18 The Theological Virtues
- Part III Dialogue and Perspectives
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from )
- References
12 - The Priesthood
from Part II - Main Themes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 January 2024
- The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Ratzinger
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Ratzinger
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Editors’ Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Part I Life and Context
- Part II Main Themes
- 4 Logos and Reason
- 5 Revelation
- 6 Scripture and Tradition
- 7 The Fathers of the Church
- 8 God and the Trinity
- 9 Creation
- 10 Jesus Christ
- 11 Ecclesiology
- 12 The Priesthood
- 13 Liturgy
- 14 Canon Law
- 15 Eschatology
- 16 Modernity and Secularism
- 17 Preaching
- 18 The Theological Virtues
- Part III Dialogue and Perspectives
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from )
- References
Summary
Chapter 12 discusses Ratzinger’s extensive writings on the nature of the priesthood, its theological foundations, and its mission in contemporary society.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Joseph Ratzinger , pp. 195 - 210Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023