Betting on Freedom : My Life in the Church / Cardinal Angelo Scola with Luigi Geninazzi ; translated by Carlo Lancellotti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scola, Angelo, interviewee.

Contributor:

Lancellotti, Carlo, 1965- translator.

Geninazzi, Luigi, 1947- interviewer.

Standardized Title:

Ho scommesso sulla libertà. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Cardinals.

Cardinals--Italy--Biography.

Italy.

Scola, Angelo.

Scola, Angelo--Interviews.

Genre:

Interviews.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2021. The Catholic University of America Press, Washington, DC :

Summary:

"In this wide-ranging conversation with the Italian journalist Luigi Geninazzi, Cardinal Angelo Scola discusses both the salient moments of his own life and the path and situation of the Church and society in Europe over the last half-century. The Cardinal recounts his life, speaking of the extraordinary gift of particular friendships he has had, starting with Luigi Giussani, founder of the ecclesial movement Communion and Liberation (CL), and moving on to discuss Hans Urs von Balthasar, Henri De Lubac, and Joseph Ratzinger. A figure who bridges the past three pontificates, Scola discusses his relationships with St. John Paul II, by whom he was nominated a bishop at the relatively young age of forty nine; Benedict XVI, with whom he has had an intense intellectual friendship for decades; and Pope Francis, of whom he speaks with affection and hope"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

17. A Church of the People: Archbishop of Milan

18. A Metropolis in Search of its Soul: The Church and the City

19. A New Kind of Papacy: The Conclave of 2013 and the Relationship with Pope Francis

20. Free from the Outcome: Final Considerations

Published Works of Angelo Scola in English

Index of Names

Index of Words

8. The Pope of Freedom: Collaboration with St. John Paul II

9. To Be Truly Free: Bishop in Grosseto

10. A Community of Students and Teachers: Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University

11. The Nuptial Mystery: President of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family

12. The Method of Christian Life: Patriarch in Venice

13. A New Educational Subject: The Marcianum Foundation

14. A Different Approach to Islam: The Oasis International Center

15. A "Humble Servant in the Vineyard": The Relationship with Pope Benedict XVI

16. The Church and Public Life: The Ruini Era

Intro

Contents

Preface to the 2018 Edition

Acknowledgements

Introduction: What Future for Christians?

1. Faith of the Common People: Childhood and Adolescence in Post-War Italy

2. A Surprising Encounter: The Experience of Gioventù Studentesca

3. A Movement in the Church: The Involvement in Communion and Liberation

4. An Obstacle Course: Vocation and Priestly Ordination

5. An Educational Genius: By Fr. Luigi Giussani's Side

6. Great Teachers: In Contact with Balthasar, Ratzinger, and de Lubac

7. Inside Suffering: The Experience of Illness

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

"Originally published as Ho scommesso sulla libertà: Autobiographia, 2018 RCS MediaGroup S.p.A., Milan."

ISBN:

0-8132-3427-1

OCLC:

1260168920