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Benedict XVI: A Life: Volume One: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council 1927-1965

Name: Benedict XVI: A Life: Volume One: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council 1927-1965
Brand: Bloomsbury Continuum
SKU: 9781472979193
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Benedict XVI: A Life: Volume One: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council 1927–1965

Hardcover – December 15, 2020

by Peter Seewald (Author)

The long-awaited and authoritative biography of Pope Benedict XVI, a giant of the Catholic Church.

Benedict XVI: Volume One offers insight into the young life and rise through the Church's ranks of a man who would become a hero and a lightning rod for Catholics the world over. Based on countless hours of interviews in Rome with Benedict himself, this much-anticipated two-volume biography is the definitive record of the life of Joseph Ratzinger and the legacy of Pope Benedict XVI.

Volume I follows the early life of the future Pope, from his days growing up in Germany and his conscription into the Hitler Youth during World War II to his career as an academic theologian and eventual Archbishop of Munich. Volume II, to be published in 2021, will cover his move to Rome under Pope John Paul II, his ascension to the papacy, and his controversial retirement and news-making statements under his successor, Pope Francis I.

This necessary companion to Benedict's own memoir, Last Testament, is the fullest account to date of the life of a radical Catholic leader who has continued to make news while cloistered in retirement in the Vatican gardens.

Review

“Stimulating ... Readers will enjoy the thorough investigation of Ratzinger's intellectual development” ―Publishers Weekly

“Seewald artfully weaves together politics, church history, philosophy, and theology to show how these influenced and shaped the man who would become Pope Benedict XVI ... An engaging portrait that engrosses the reader in the subject.” ―Library Journal

About the Author

Peter Seewald has worked as a journalist for Stern, Spiegel and the Süddeutsche Zeitung and is one of the most admired authors on religion in Germany today. His previous book of interviews with Pope Benedict Last Testament was widely reviewed in the religious and international press.

Product details

Publisher : Bloomsbury Continuum (December 15, 2020)
Language: : English
Hardcover : 512 pages
ISBN-10 : 1472979192
ISBN-13 : 9781472979193
Item Weight : 2 pounds
Dimensions : 5.85 x 1.74 x 9.05 inches