Disarming beauty : essays on faith, truth, and freedom / Julián Carrón Pérez ; foreword by Javier Prades.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carrón Pérez, Julián, author.

Contributor:

Prades, Javier, 1960- writer of foreword.

Series:

Catholic ideas for a secular world.

Catholic Ideas for a Secular World

Standardized Title:

Essays. Selections. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Christianity and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 pages).

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, 2017.

Summary:

In 2005, Father Julián Carrón became the leader of the global ecclesial movement Communion and Liberation, following the death of the movement's founder, Father Luigi Giussani. Disarming Beauty is the English translation of an engaging and thought-provoking collection of essays by one of the principal Catholic leaders and intellectuals in the world today. Adapted from talks given by Fr. Carrón, these essays have been thoroughly reworked by the author to offer an organic presentation of a decade-long journey. They present the content of his elaboration of the gospel message in light of the tradition of Fr. Giussani, the teachings of the popes, and the urgent needs of contemporary people. Carrón offers a broad diagnosis of challenges in society and then introduces their implications in contexts such as families, schools, workplaces, and political communities. In a dialogue with his listeners, he inspires and encourages them to lay out a new path for the Catholic church and the world. Throughout his essays, Carrón addresses the most pressing questions facing theologians today and provides insights that will interest everyone, from the most devout to the firm nonbeliever. Grappling with the interaction of Christian faith and modern culture, Carrón treats in very real and concrete ways what is essential to maintaining and developing Christian faith, and he invites an ongoing conversation about the meaning of faith, truth, and freedom.

Contents:

The context and the challenges

Is a new beginning possible?

Truth and freedom: a paradigm

In the collapse of the self-evident, a subject is generated

The challenge of true dialogue after the Charlie Hebdo attacks

An event of rebirth

Christianity faced with the challenges of the present

The religious sense, verification of the faith

The "eternal mystery of our being"

Broadening reason

Freedom is the most precious gift heaven gave to humanity

An educational emergency

Introduction to total reality

The "hot point"

A communication of yourself

A new protagonist on the world scene

"Lady, your beauty seemed to me / Like a divine light in my mind"

With the audacity of realism

Crisis: a challenge to change

In politics, too, the other is a good

How does a presence come to be?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780268101992

026810199X

9780268102005

0268102007

OCLC:

974008107