Author: Center, a Roman Catholic theologian,
Title: Witness to Hope: the biogaphy of Pope John Paul II.
Description: NY, Cliff Street Books, (1960). First Edition. VG Hardback in VG DJ. Includes biobliographical references and index. Unprecedented access to Pope John Paul II and the people who have known and. worked with him throughout his life. A ground breaking portrait of the Pope as a man and thinker, and leadere whose religios convictions have defined a new approach to world politics and changed the course of history. Pope John Paul has systematically addressed every major question on the world's agenda at the turn of the millennium: the human yearning for the sacred, the meaning of freedom, the glories and challenges of human secuality, the prommise of the women's movement, good and evil, the moal challenge of prosperity and the imperative of humanity in the emerging global civilization, By bringing age-old widsom of biblical religion into active conversation with contemporary life and thought, the Pope "from a far country" has crafted a challenging proposal for the human futue that is without parallel in he modern world. The author explores new information about the Pope'r role in some of the recent past's most stirring events including the fall of communism, the Vatical/Israli negotiation of 1991-; the collapse of the philippine; Chilean, Nicaraguan and Paraguayan dictatorships during the 1980s nd the epic papal visit to Cuba. Weigel also includes hitherto unavailable autobiographical reminiscenses by the Pope. Also discusses the Pope's efforts to bild bridges to other Christian commnities and to Judaism, Islam and othe rgreat world religions; preesnts an anslysis of the Pope's proposals for strengthening democatic societies in the 21st century, and other synopses of every major reaching document in the pontificate.

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