A Passion for God: The Mystical-Political Dimension of Christianity

by Tiemo Rainer Peters and Johann Baptist Metz

Book Overview

Johann Baptist Metz, founder of political theology in Europe, is one of the most significant Roman Catholic theologians working since the Second Vatican Council. In A Passion for God, J. Matthew Ashley edits and translates the most important of Metz's recent essays previously unavailable in English. This compelling and diverse collection reflects on such issues as the crucial place of memory in Christian faith and in society as a whole, the role of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809137550
• ISBN13: 9780809137558
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"