Ratzinger's Introduction to Christianity

About this episode

This episode explores Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's classic text, Introduction to Christianity, discussing its relevance to contemporary Christian faith and various philosophical themes.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was a leading churchman and one of the greatest Catholic theologians of the 20th century. In this episode of Take Every Thought Captive, Dr. Bulzacchelli leads us on a guided tour of Ratzinger's classic text, Introduction to Christianity. In this discussion, we explore the problems of presenting Christian faith in the contemporary world, Ratzinger's dialectical engagement with existentialism, freedom, Vatican II, theology and culture, and much more. You will not want to miss this episode. Topics include: Existentialism Postmodernism Jean Paul Sartre Martin Heidegger Freedom God and Modern Indifference Theological Enculturation For more great philosophical content check out Dr. Smith's Logos Letter: https://logosletter2022.substack.com/. For a Thomistic critique of modern political ideas, see Dr. Smith' book, Understanding Modern Political Ideas: https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Modern-Political-Ideas-Christians/dp/B08M2BKBR1

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Bulzacchelli

Topics covered

• Christian faith
• existentialism
• freedom
• Vatican II
• theology and culture
• postmodernism

Keywords

• Ratzinger
• Christianity
• existentialism
• freedom
• Vatican II
• theology
• postmodernism

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Introduction to Christianity

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