In Search of Justice and Peace
Benedict XVI's Questions to the Cultures and Religions of the World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3527550 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Frances Mckenna (0000-0002-0793-694X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 910 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13100910 |
| OpenAlex | W4297988178 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
In a series of addresses, commencing with the Regensburg address in 2006, Benedict XVI engaged the cultures and religions of the world with perennial questions concerning the rationality of reason, the catalyst for culture, the ethical foundations of political decisions, and the legality of law. In the answers he provided, which emanate from the Christian tradition's equation of the God of Jesus Christ, the God of love, with the God of the philosophers-the logos (λόγος)-Benedict invited his audiences to reassess the rationality and reasonableness of reason. Illustrating the interlinked nature of reason and truth, Benedict details the horizon of reality opened by an expansive understanding of reason, that of creative eternal reason. He challenges others to reflect on the presuppositions and implications of their own understanding of reason. On what basis is reason rational? What makes an argument reasonable? Benedict forthrightly acknowledges that religions have been a source of violence which he sees as resulting from the absence of reason. He insists that it is a reason informed by the great religious traditions that forms the basis for dialogue among the cultures and religions of the world. In those dialogues, Benedict maintains that freedom of conscience and freedom of religion play an essential and indispensable role
Conscience · Economic Justice · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Presupposition · Rationality · Sociology · Law · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Theology and Canon Law Studies
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |