Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Freedom Without Roots

The predicament of Western liberalism and the teaching of Pope Benedict XVI

A discussion on the occasion of the publication in the U.S. of Without Roots, by Joseph Ratzinger and Marcello Pera

Opening Remarks:
Arch. Celestino MIGLIORE, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the U.N.

Speakers:
Marcello PERA, President of the Italian Senate, co-author of Without Roots - READ THE SPEECH

David SCHINDLER, Dean of John Paul II Institute and Editor in Chief, Communio - READ THE SPEECH

George WEIGEL, Theologian, senior fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center

Without Roots (background info.)

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Older posts related to the topic of this post include the following:

For the Love of God

Benedict XVI and European Cultural Renewal

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

George Weigel has a great introduction to Without Roots. It's concise and crisp, and hits the nail on the head of the idols of the age. Brilliant.

Juan Pilgrim

Fr. D.L. Jones said...

Don't miss the TRACES article - New York Freedom Without Roots ~ The Threat of Relativism