On Heaven and Earth: Pope Francis on Faith, Family, and the Church in the Twenty-First Century
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (969 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00CH7FU54 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 522 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Nick Zinos said First Pope Francis Book in English. I received this book in the mail yesterday and I am almost finished with it. It is a series of conversations between then-Cardinal Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, and a Rabbi of the area named Abraham Skorka. They discuss frankly and respectfully many different topics including Interreligious Dialogue, the Holocaust, Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage, Nationalism, and many more. However, the theme that seems to be a constant in the book is an honest evaluation of religious leaders and i. Wonderful introduction to Pope Francis! There is so much misinformation circulating about what Pope Francis believes on various hot-button issues, and this book lets you find the truth easily, since each chapter covers a different topic. The book is a dialogue between him and a Rabbi, so it is fascinating to see all the points of agreement between the two men, and, of course, the areas where their beliefs diverge. They discuss the devil, the reality of sin and other theological topics, along with social issues such as feminism. An invitation to respect, dialogue and friendship This book chronicles conversations between Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, both leading religious figures in Buenos Aires and partners in fostering religious dialogue in Argentina. In 2010 their conversations were recorded and published by Random House Mondadori. After the 2013 election of Jorge Bergoglio as Bishop of Rome (with the name Pope Francis), the book was translated into English.The friendship between Skorka and Bergoglio becomes obvious from the first
From these personal and accessible talks comes a first-hand view of the man who would become pope to 1.2 billion Catholics around the world in March 2013.. On Heaven and Earth, originally published in Argentina in 2010, brings together a series of these conversations, in which both men talked about various theological and worldly issues, including God, fundamentalism, atheism, abortion, homosexuality, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, and globalization. They both sought to build bridges among Catholicism, Judaism, and the world at large. From the man who became Pope Francis: Jorge Mario Bergoglio shares his thoughts on religion