TY  - BOOK
N2  - This is Ratzinger's first book as Pope. Written in conjunction with President of the Italian Senate, Marcello Pera--a partnering of the statesman and the holy man--the book is a reassessment of the European "West" and its struggle to define itself in the wake of war, terrorism, diplomatic and spiritual crisis. Pope Benedict reveals a thorough grasp of the contemporary global climate and the tentative and fractious bonds that tie Europe to the rest of the world. Though critical and cautionary, the new Pope ultimately offers an assertive message of hope to mend the West's fractured identity and reconnect with its spiritual roots.--From publisher description.
AB  - This is Ratzinger's first book as Pope. Written in conjunction with President of the Italian Senate, Marcello Pera--a partnering of the statesman and the holy man--the book is a reassessment of the European "West" and its struggle to define itself in the wake of war, terrorism, diplomatic and spiritual crisis. Pope Benedict reveals a thorough grasp of the contemporary global climate and the tentative and fractious bonds that tie Europe to the rest of the world. Though critical and cautionary, the new Pope ultimately offers an assertive message of hope to mend the West's fractured identity and reconnect with its spiritual roots.--From publisher description.
T1  - Without roots :the West, relativism, Christianity, Islam /
DA  - c2006 .
CY  - New York :
AU  - Benedict
AU  - Pera, Marcello,
AU  - Moore, Michael,
CN  - D2021
CN  - D2021
PB  - Basic Books ,
PP  - New York :
LA  - eng
LA  - Translated into English.
PY  - c2006 .
ID  - 324716
KW  - National characteristics, European.
KW  - Cultural relativism
SN  - 0465006345
SN  - 9780465006342
SN  - 0465006272 (pbk.)
SN  - 9780465006274 (pbk.)
TI  - Without roots :the West, relativism, Christianity, Islam /
LK  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2007619292-b.html
LK  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2007619292-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2007619292-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2007619292-d.html
ER  -