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‘What is Christianity’: A reader’s guide to Benedict XVI’s last book

A new book by Pope Benedict XVI has become controversial. But what's in it?

JD Flynn
Jan 26, 2023
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‘What is Christianity’: A reader’s guide to Benedict XVI’s last book

Benedict XVI’s final work, “What is Christianity,” was officially launched on Jan. 20, weeks after his death at the age of 95.

The book, so far only available in Italian, has attracted a lot of attention, and  not only because it gathers the final writings of one of the greatest theologians of the modern age.

The book is also being discussed because of re…

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