--- product_id: 17607655 title: "Introduction to Christianity (Communio Books)" price: "18 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/17607655-introduction-to-christianity-communio-books store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Introduction to Christianity (Communio Books) **Price:** 18 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Introduction to Christianity (Communio Books) - **How much does it cost?** 18 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/17607655-introduction-to-christianity-communio-books) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Introduction to Christianity (Communio Books) [Ratzinger, Cardinal Joseph] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Introduction to Christianity (Communio Books) Review: An updated view of Christianity for the modern human being - Cardinal Ratzinger puts in modern words that clarify eternal christian truths that have become difficult to grasp due to the rapid evolution of mankind. The depth of his knowledge and clarity of his language I know no pararell. A beautiful read for all the Christian faithful and anyone wanting to deepen their knowledge of the Catholic faith. Review: An introduction in depth! - I first encountered Joseph Ratzinger in 1974 when I was a graduate student at Saint Meinrad School of Theology in Southern Indiana. I was preparing to write my master’s thesis in systematic theology and I was reading some really “heavy” theologians. When I first began reading Introduction to Christianity, I discovered that Ratzinger was an exception. Unlike the others I was reading, he was not only profound and insightful; his book was well written (even in translation from the original German) and inspirational, and his teaching was clear as crystal. This first encounter with Joseph Ratzinger changed me. It taught me that serious reflection on God’s Word does not have to be obscure or remote or impenetrable. It can be communicated in simple, straightforward language that is accessible to everyone. Ratzinger's Introduction to Christianity is easier to read than most comparable works, but it's not simplistic or superficial. In fact, this is an "introduction in depth"-- a beginning look at the heart and substance of what Christians' believe. I recommend it highly to anyone who wants to dig deep into the meaning of life in Christ. Joseph Ratzinger, the introverted scholar from Bavaria who became pope, has now retired from public life. I hope he has not retired from his life's work--introducing the world to Christianity and (most importantly) to the person of Jesus Christ. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #39,760 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #20 in Adult Christian Ministry (Books) #29 in Christian Popes #58 in Adult Christian Education (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (485) | | Dimensions | 5.25 x 1 x 8 inches | | Edition | Revised | | ISBN-10 | 1586170295 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1586170295 | | Item Weight | 14.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Part of series | Communio Book | | Print length | 300 pages | | Publication date | November 19, 2004 | | Publisher | Ignatius Press | ## Images ![Introduction to Christianity (Communio Books) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61pMdqR-0YL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An updated view of Christianity for the modern human being *by R***E on February 14, 2026* Cardinal Ratzinger puts in modern words that clarify eternal christian truths that have become difficult to grasp due to the rapid evolution of mankind. The depth of his knowledge and clarity of his language I know no pararell. A beautiful read for all the Christian faithful and anyone wanting to deepen their knowledge of the Catholic faith. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An introduction in depth! *by D***Y on April 1, 2013* I first encountered Joseph Ratzinger in 1974 when I was a graduate student at Saint Meinrad School of Theology in Southern Indiana. I was preparing to write my master’s thesis in systematic theology and I was reading some really “heavy” theologians. When I first began reading Introduction to Christianity, I discovered that Ratzinger was an exception. Unlike the others I was reading, he was not only profound and insightful; his book was well written (even in translation from the original German) and inspirational, and his teaching was clear as crystal. This first encounter with Joseph Ratzinger changed me. It taught me that serious reflection on God’s Word does not have to be obscure or remote or impenetrable. It can be communicated in simple, straightforward language that is accessible to everyone. Ratzinger's Introduction to Christianity is easier to read than most comparable works, but it's not simplistic or superficial. In fact, this is an "introduction in depth"-- a beginning look at the heart and substance of what Christians' believe. I recommend it highly to anyone who wants to dig deep into the meaning of life in Christ. Joseph Ratzinger, the introverted scholar from Bavaria who became pope, has now retired from public life. I hope he has not retired from his life's work--introducing the world to Christianity and (most importantly) to the person of Jesus Christ. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A surprising book *by G***H on May 29, 2011* I was reading through Pope Benedict's first book on Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration , and I began to feel a little bit wobbly --- out of my depth, so to speak. So I "retreated" to this book, and found it even more compelling. For one thing, Benedict's first item for discussion is DOUBT, something which applies in roughly equal measures to believers and non-believers, although you will never find Richard Dawkins admitting to such a thing. "Yet, perhaps it is true..." is the thought echoing in the minds of some atheists. This is followed by a penetrating argument which actually startled me, because I had just written something similar in an Amazon review a few days before. What I said was that scientists who refused to discuss Intelligent Design because "it was not science" may have walled themselves off from the truth. What Benedict wrote was much more sweeping: because positivist science deals only with the visible and the material, it CANNOT discover the truth, because the most important things in human life are invisible. Now, think about that for a few moments: "the most important things in life are invisible." That would, of course, include your soul, and God as well. If God is the root of all the meaning in life, well, science cannot possibly discover this, because they have ruled him out of the game by manipulating the rules! There are other "invisible" things which rule our lives; the most important is love. There are many ways to make love manifest on the physical level (flowers, kisses, etc.) but love itself cannot be touched or seen. Of course, I can think of a lot more things which make philosophical materialists ill at ease: information, ideas, music, poetry...the list is really quite long, and philosophical materialists who try to reduce these things to the billiard-ball view of the universe really go through quite remarkable contortions trying to do this. On the other hand, if we admit the existence of non-material things, the problems disappear. "What is belief really? We can now reply like this: It is a human way of taking up a stand in the totality of reality, a way that cannot be reduced to knowledge and is incommensurable with knowledge; it is the bestowal of meaning without which the totality of man would remain homeless, on which man's calculations and actions are based, and without which in the last resort he could not calculate and act, because he can only do this in the context of a meaning that bears him up. For in fact man does not live on the bread of practicability alone; he lives as man and, precisely in the intrinsically human part of his being, on the word, on love, on meaning." In any case, if you are curious about Christianity, this is a superb book. And it puts some of the efforts of C.S. Lewis in the shade. 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