Discovering the human person : in conversation with John Paul II / Stanslaw Grygiel ; translated by Michelle K. Borras.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grygiel, Stanisław, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theological anthropology--Catholic Church.

Theological anthropology.

John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005.

John Paul.

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, [England] : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A longtime friend and student of the late Pope John Paul II, Stanislaw Grygiel in this book reflects on the life and thought of this extraordinary pope, giving new insight into his character and his vision of beauty as the path that leads us to God.More than simply biographical information about John Paul II -- who was Bishop Karol Wojtyla before he became pope -- or a dry academic analysis of his teaching, Discovering the Human Person derives from Grygiel's extensive firsthand interaction with Wojtyla. Grygiel reflects on the importance of Christian personalism, or communion, as the ground of John Paul II's life, particularly in response to the communist environment that surrounded him in Poland. Grygiel also addresses the pope's call for a new evangelization, his understanding of marriage and family, and the relationship of those to a genuine, healthy understanding of nation and state.

Contents:

Vir fortis

Via pulchritudinis via crucis

The new evangelization

Marriage and the family

Nation and state.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781467442121

1467442127

OCLC:

988872169