Francis obviously wanted to emphasize that he sees dialogue between Muslims and Christians as very important for his
pontificate. The way he chooses the countries he travels to can point us to important issues that are high on his agenda.
Pope Francis and the challenges of inter-civilization diplomacy/O Papa Francisco e os desafios de uma diplomacia inter-civilizacional
The essays in this fine volume take various vantage points on Alexander's
pontificate. John Doran explores the Roman context, taking his prompt from the fact that Alexander spent only about thirty-six months in Rome during a
pontificate of twenty-one years.
Pope Alexander III (1159-81): The Art of Survival
Francis affirms the theology of the council and unites to it in an inseparable way, effectively giving his
pontificate greater reach, both backward and forward.
Francis is the exclamation point on Vatican II
The comparatively short
pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI was not free from storm.
A Papal Slap on Power
This volume consists of a collection of essays written by leading ecumenists from diverse Christian traditions, who were charged with a basic task: to explore how the personal experience and theological vision of Joseph Ratzinger would influence the
pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI.
The Pontificate of Benedict XVI: Its Premises and Promises
Most of the essays in this welcome collection had their origin in papers presented at sessions on the
pontificate of Clement VII, organized by the editors, Kenneth Gouwens and Sheryl E.
The Pontificate of Clement VII: History, Politics, Culture
JUSTICE Minister Calamity Jamieson can
pontificate all she likes about rooting out drug barons and gangsters.
Anna Smith: No empty threats
If you've heard Gerecht
pontificate on the Middle East, you might find his views a little more hawkish than your own.
Try holding the cocktail party in a cave
His
pontificate was shaped by the need to confront a wide range of problems including heresy, perceived threats from Islam and the Orthodox Church as well as the institutional crisis of the church's failure to meet the changing spiritual needs of lay society.
Between God and Man: Six Sermons on the Priestly Office
But the point--and the beauty--of this is not that we get
pontificate or otherwise hold forth, but that you get to communicate with a group of like-minded people who are part of the auto industry.
Virtually yours
During a recent conversation, I presented the following question to Deloria and asked him to
pontificate: If the world was formed by a series of catastrophes, and the memories of ancients are interwoven into the numerous myths that scientists avoid, what are these scientists over-looking as far as the possibility of truths about our earth?
A conversation with Vine Deloria, Jr. about evolution, creationism, and other modern myths: a critical inquiry: MariJo Moore asks Sioux author Deloria to shed new light on ancient truths
Written over the last several months, the provisionally titled 'The Rome Triptych: The Meditations of John Paul II' will be the first book of poems to be published by the Pope since the start of his
pontificate in 1978.
Pope's poetry to be published
One of the more richly satisfying experiences in life is to see a pontificator caught up in a real situation where he can no longer
pontificate, but must participate.
My turn. (Editorial)
It signals that the United States wants to
pontificate and at the same time play by its own rules.
Unilateralism is it necessarily bad?
The legislation's provisions and possible shortcomings are the stuff for pundits to
pontificate on, though history will be the ultimate arbiter.
From the Editor