In Search of Justice and Peace: Benedict XVI’s Questions to the Cultures and Religions of the World

In a series of addresses, commencing with the Regensburg address in 2006, Benedict XVI engaged cultures and religions world perennial questions concerning rationality reason, catalyst for culture, ethical foundations political decisions, legality law. answers he provided, which emanate from Christian tradition’s equation God Jesus Christ, love, philosophers—the logos (λόγος)—Benedict invited his audiences to reassess reasonableness reason. Illustrating interlinked nature reason truth, details horizon reality opened by an expansive understanding that creative eternal He challenges others reflect on presuppositions implications their own On what basis is rational? What makes argument reasonable? forthrightly acknowledges have been source violence sees as resulting absence insists it informed great religious traditions forms dialogue among world. those dialogues, maintains freedom conscience religion play essential indispensable role.