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Introduction to Christianity (German: Einführung in das Christentum) is a 1968 book written by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI). Considered one of his most important and widely read books, it presents a "narrative Christology" that demonstrates the place for faith is in the Church. The book offers a "remarkable elucidation of the Apostle's Creed" and gives an "excellent, modern interpretation of the foundations of Christianity".[1]
Originally published in German in 1968 under the title Einführung in das Christentum, Ratzinger restates the Apostles' Creed and the meaning of this foundational text in language that has a greater contemporary resonance than the Creed itself.[N 1] Like the Apostles' Creed, the book presents the doctrines pertaining to the Father, the Son, and the Spirit in sequence.[2]
The book lays the foundations for a new kind of theological exegesis of the Bible, based on the document Dei verbum of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), co-authored by Joseph Ratzinger, which combines two quite different ways of hermeneutics, the interpretation of faith and historical-critical interpretation. This exegesis of the Bible is fully developed in his book Jesus of Nazareth, published in two volumes as Pope in 2007 and 2011, some of whose ideas are rooted in Introduction to Christianity.
EditionsEdit
The English edition of Introduction to Christianity was revised in 2000 by Ignatius Press with a new preface by Joseph Ratzinger. A second revised edition was released in 2004 by Ignatius Press.
ReceptionEdit
The book started in 1968 with a print run of 4500 copies, and by 1969 45,000 copies had been sold.[3]
The Protestant theologian Helmut Gollwitzer wrote in his preface to the German paperback edition of Introduction to Christianity: "Ratzinger's book is a document of the stormy ecumenical breaking down of old barriers. ... The reader, wherever he may stand himself, is made to understand how Christian faith presents itself under the spiritual conditions of our time, what faith is in the biblical sense."[4]
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Notes
^The Apostles' Creed was based on Christian theological understanding of the Canonical gospels, the letters of the New Testament, and to a lesser extent the Old Testament. Its basis appears to be the old Roman Creed. The name of the Creed may come from the fifth-century tradition that, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit after Pentecost, each of the Twelve Apostles dictated part of it. It is traditionally divided into twelve articles. Saint Ambrose referred to the "Creed of the Apostles" in AD 390.
Citations
^. Ignatius Press. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
^Burrell, Craig. . Book Notes. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
^deutschlandfunk.de. "Bestseller der Theologie". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-25.
^Einführung in das Christentum. dtv, München 1971, ISBN3-423-04094-7, S. 1.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German July 2021 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 8 913 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Einfuhrung in das Christentum see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Einfuhrung in das Christentum to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Introduction to Christianity German Einfuhrung in das Christentum is a 1968 book written by Joseph Ratzinger Pope Benedict XVI Considered one of his most important and widely read books it presents a narrative Christology that demonstrates the place for faith is in the Church The book offers a remarkable elucidation of the Apostle s Creed and gives an excellent modern interpretation of the foundations of Christianity 1 Introduction to ChristianityBook coverAuthorJoseph Ratzinger Pope Benedict XVI Original titleEinfuhrung in das ChristentumTranslatorJ R FosterCover artistRiz Boncan MarsellaCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSubjectsChristologyTheologyPublisherIgnatius PressPublication date1968Media typePrintPages300ISBN978 1 58617 029 5LCCN 2004 103523 Contents 1 Overview 2 Editions 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksOverview EditOriginally published in German in 1968 under the title Einfuhrung in das Christentum Ratzinger restates the Apostles Creed and the meaning of this foundational text in language that has a greater contemporary resonance than the Creed itself N 1 Like the Apostles Creed the book presents the doctrines pertaining to the Father the Son and the Spirit in sequence 2 The book lays the foundations for a new kind of theological exegesis of the Bible based on the document Dei verbum of the Second Vatican Council 1962 1965 co authored by Joseph Ratzinger which combines two quite different ways of hermeneutics the interpretation of faith and historical critical interpretation This exegesis of the Bible is fully developed in his book Jesus of Nazareth published in two volumes as Pope in 2007 and 2011 some of whose ideas are rooted in Introduction to Christianity Editions EditThe English edition of Introduction to Christianity was revised in 2000 by Ignatius Press with a new preface by Joseph Ratzinger A second revised edition was released in 2004 by Ignatius Press Reception EditThe book started in 1968 with a print run of 4500 copies and by 1969 45 000 copies had been sold 3 The Protestant theologian Helmut Gollwitzer wrote in his preface to the German paperback edition of Introduction to Christianity Ratzinger s book is a document of the stormy ecumenical breaking down of old barriers The reader wherever he may stand himself is made to understand how Christian faith presents itself under the spiritual conditions of our time what faith is in the biblical sense 4 References EditNotes The Apostles Creed was based on Christian theological understanding of the Canonical gospels the letters of the New Testament and to a lesser extent the Old Testament Its basis appears to be the old Roman Creed The name of the Creed may come from the fifth century tradition that under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit after Pentecost each of the Twelve Apostles dictated part of it It is traditionally divided into twelve articles Saint Ambrose referred to the Creed of the Apostles in AD 390 Citations Introduction to Christianity Ignatius Press Archived from the original on February 5 2012 Retrieved February 23 2012 Burrell Craig Introduction to Christianity Book Notes Archived from the original on December 28 2010 Retrieved February 23 2012 deutschlandfunk de Bestseller der Theologie Deutschlandfunk in German Retrieved 2023 05 25 Einfuhrung in das Christentum dtv Munchen 1971 ISBN 3 423 04094 7 S 1 External links EditIgnatius Press Archived 2012 02 05 at the Wayback Machine Google Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Introduction to Christianity amp oldid 1176720799, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
