| Description |
54 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Publication / United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ; No. 5-758 |
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Publication (Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) ; no. 5-758.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-54). |
| Note |
"Given in Rome, at Saint Peter's, on 25 December, the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, in the year 2005, the first of my Pontificate"--Page 52. |
| Contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- The unity of love in creation and in salvation history -- A problem of language -- "Eros" and "Agape": difference and unity -- The newness of biblical faith -- Jesus Christ: the incarnate love of God -- Love of God and love of neighbor -- Caritas, the practice of love by the church as a "community of love" -- The church's charitable activity as a manifestation of Trinitarian love -- Charity as a responsibility of the church -- Justice and charity -- The multiple structures of charitable service in the social context of the present day -- The distinctiveness of the church's charitable activity -- Those responsible for the church's charitable activity. |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- Papal documents.
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Love -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Catholic Church. (OCoLC)fst00531720
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Love -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
(OCoLC)fst01002788
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Theology, Doctrinal. (OCoLC)fst01149617
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| Genre/Form |
Papal documents. (OCoLC)fst01423838
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| Added Author |
Benedict XVI, Pope, 1927-2022. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjxjdvftfjKFkTF7QVTXbb
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| Added Title |
Deus caritas est. English
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| Added Title Page Title |
Encyclical letter Deus Caritas Est of the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI to the bishops, priests and deacons, men and women religious, and all the lay faithful, on Christian love |
| ISBN |
1574557580 (pbk.) |
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9781574557589 (pbk.) |
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