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Crossing the threshold of hope
Uniform Title
Varcare la soglia della speranza. English
Title
Crossing the threshold of hope / by His Holiness John Paul II ; edited by Vittorio Messori ; [translated from the Italian by Jenny McPhee and Martha McPhee].
ISBN
0679440585
9780679440581
0679765611
9780679765615
0679758682
9780679758686
0394280954
9780394280950
Edition
First American edition.
Publication
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.
Physical Description
ix, 244 pages ; 21 cm
Local Notes
BEIN 2023 451: Dust jacket. From the Martha McPhee papers.
Notes
Includes indexes.
Summary
Pope John Paul II speaks out on some of the major issues confronting humankind at the dawn of the twenty-first century, sharing a timely and thoughtful message with people of all nations and faiths.
Other formats
Online version: John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005. Varcare la soglia della speranza. English. Crossing the threshold of hope. 1st American ed. New York : Knopf, 1994
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Contents
"The pope": a scandal and a mystery
Praying: how and why
How does the pope pray?
Does God really exist?
"Proof": is it still valid?
If God exists why is He hiding?
Is Jesus the Son of God?
What has become of the "history of salvation"?
The centrality of salvation
Why is so much evil in the world?
Why does God tolerate suffering?
What does "to save" mean?
Why so many religions?
Buddha?
Muhammad?
Judaism?
A minority by the year 2000
What is the "new evangelization"?
Is there really hope in the young?
Was God at work in the fall of communism?
Is only Rome right?
In search of lost unity
Why divided?
The church and the council
A "dialogue of salvation"
A qualitative renewal
The reaction of the "world"
Does "eternal life" exist?
What is the use of believing?
Human rights
The defense of every life
The mother of God
Women
Be not afraid
Crossing the threshold of hope.
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Interviews.
Interviews.
Papal documents.
Interviews.
Papal documents.
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