Today, on the feast of St Andrew the Apostle, Pope Benedict XVI has released his newest encyclical- Spe Salvi(Saved by Hope). It is the second encyclical of his Papacy, His first was "Deus Caritas Est"(God is Love), I only hope that we will in the near future see an encyclical on "Faith" so as to complete the series of faith, hope and love.
The encyclical can be found online here.
It is 26 pages long, with 2 pages of works cited. I would definetly recommend reading it. I just finished it for myself, and I must say that I was moved by what Pope Benedict presents. I love his writings, they just always come across as wonderful theology; and not only good orthodox theology, but practical theology. Spe Salvi is no different. It is a thorough look at why Christians have true saving hope because of our hope being in something far bigger than any other thing ever hoped for. The Pope examines the Biblical and Patristic thoughts on hope, as well as critiquing modernism and individualistic Christianity.
This is a must read. Go read it now!
Friday, November 30, 2007
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so i'm reading it and i'm about half done. i really like it so far! i didnt read his first one on love... but you are very correct in saying that he uses good practical theology.
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