New volume by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, whose wisdom, longevity and personal magnetism are universally admired.
Born Karol Wojtyla in 1920, His Holiness Pope John Paul II was ordained a priest in 1947. He was created a cardinal in 1967. He became Pope on 16th October 1978. Pope John Paul II has already published several monographs straddling theology, philosophy and social policy. He has written plays and poetry, a special account of his pastoral experience in Krakow and collections of sermons delivered in far-flung countries.
I like my Popes intellectual. I like them citing Aristotle, Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Sartre and Dostoevsky.... It is gratifying, in this volume of conversations with Pope John Paul II to be treated to philosophical cogitation... John Paul II has long reflected upon such big ideas as freedom and responsibility, love and redemption, totalitarianism, capitalism and the nature of evil.... His account of surviving the assassin's bullet is both touching and human. - NEW STATESMAN - Mary KennyThe 11 pages in Memory and Identity which deal with the assassination attempt are the most compelling in the book... Every detail is welcome. - DAILY TELEGRAPH - Christopher Howsethis could very well be his last will and testament. - SUNDAY TIMES - Peter Stanfordwhat this short memoir will do is establish a dialogue with scholars long after he is dead. - THE OBSERVERWhether this book is the Holy Father's valedictory is in surer hands than ours; his mind and his passion for truth are demonstrably undimmed. This book, in fact, may well serve as much as an introduction to his thought and teaching as a coda to it. For his spiritual vision, as well as all his other startling qualities, he is by anyone's standards the outstanding figure of our age. - CATHOLIC HERALDPhilosophical and theological ideas feature but the style is more that of a reflective sermon. - THE SCOTSMAN
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