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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974641303321

Autore

Tranzillo Jeffrey

Titolo

John Paul II on the vulnerable / / Jeffrey Tranzillo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8132-2012-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (399 p.)

Disciplina

233.092

Soggetti

Christian sociology - Catholic Church

Church and social problems - Catholic Church

Theological anthropology - Catholic Church

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-365) and index.

Nota di contenuto

In the service of the human person: the life, thought, and work of Karol Wojtyla/Pope John Paul II -- Person and act -- The person acting in community -- The theology of the body -- The vulnerable and the mystery of Jesus Christ -- The vulnerable as actors in the social encyclicals of Pope John Paul II -- The vulnerable as persons and actors in Evangelium vitae -- Developing the philosophical foundation of Pope John Paul II's anthropology of the vulnerable.

Sommario/riassunto

In John Paul II on the Vulnerable, Jeffrey Tranzillo provides a lucid introduction to John Paul II's philosophical and theological understanding of the human person.