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Title: Witness to Hope : The Biography of Pope John Paul II by George Weigel, Tsoutsouvas Sam ISBN: 0-694-52227-9 Publisher: HarperAudio Pub. Date: 19 October, 1999 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 6 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.72 (39 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Extraordinary book on an extraordinary man
Comment: Comprehensive, definitive biography of one of the great Popes of all time. A must read for anyone seriously interested in the Catholic faith or in religion in general.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Fine Work - But Mainly About Him as The Pope
Comment: Karol Wojtyla is a Pole from the Krakow area that rose to great prominence. This is a fine work about a remarkable man. Regardless of his religion (I am not catholic) he has led a life where he has set a high moral goal for others to follow.
The book is suitable for general readers (like myself) and has lots of details about the man starting from his youth and college days in Poland. There are many interesting insights and analysis. The book has 900 pages of details and stories with over 100 pages of references and footnotes. It contains two groups of about 20 photos per group showing his stages of development before and after becoming the Pope.
As an Amazon.com book reviewer I want to make a few comments on the biography as a biography. Only about 10% of the book or the first two chapters of the 15 chapters is given over to his life and development outside being a priest. He was made a priest not many years after becoming an adult, so although the "biography" does cover his non religious life up to a point, the book is mainly about his rise through the catholic church and a lot of time - the vast majority - is given to discussing what he did, his religious beliefs, and what he thought as the Pope and how he executed his beliefs and put them into action. After a brief two chapter review on his youth, there are four chapters on his rise and then nine chapters on his life and philosophy as Pope.
Recommended as an outstanding book even if you are not a catholic, but again it is 60% about his actions as the Pope.
Jack in Toronto
Rating: 5
Summary: The Gospel Of Pope John Paul II
Comment: It is said that the Gospels are not biographies of Jesus, but rather spiritual treatises, based on the life and sayings of Jesus. Similarly, "Witness To Hope" is truly a book which uses the life and sayings of Pope John Paul II to convey the spiritual message of his life and ministry.
In "Witness To Hope" George Weigel introduces us to the inner thought and life of John Paul II. True, we do read of the events of his life, not so much to learn them, but to understand him. In this book we meet a man who believes in eternal, unchangeable truths, a man whose relationship with each human being is based on a recognition of the individual's inherent dignity and worth. Whereas other biographies explain John Paul II's life as reflecting his Polishness, "Witness To Hope" goes much deeper. Here we meet a man who thinks in centuries, not sound bites, although he can speak in sound bites too, a man who can touch millions personally in the course of his travels, as well as individually in the confessional. Here we meet the family, teachers, friends, theologians and philosophers who shaped John Paul's world view. Here we meet a man who sees problems in a radical way, that is at their root. With this vision, John Paul can attack problems at their course, not on their surfaces. Here we meet a man who is not out of touch with reality, because he knows human nature at its core. If John Paul has a problem in communicating, it is with people who have forgotten what it means to be human, a meaning found only in Jesus Christ.
John Paul's Papacy has been highlighted by incessant efforts to evangelize and to teach the world
His world wide travels have made him the Church's number one evangelist. His extensive writings have laid the intellectual groundwork for a great Catholic revival. This is only one of many contradictions in John Paul II which Weigel points out to us.
The challenge which John Paul II sees it his duty to oppose is that of a world which tries to find its meaning of life in anything other than God. In the conclusion, George Weigel defines the "Great" Popes as those who successfully confront a mortal threat to civilization. John Paul's claim to this title will depend on how accurately he has defined the threat of our day and how well he has met that threat. Read this book that you may understand John Paul better. Whether he has earned the moniker of "John Paul The Great", I can only give the advise which he gives every penitent, "You must decide."
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Title: The Courage to Be Catholic: Crisis, Reform, and the Future of the Church by George Weigel ISBN: 0465092608 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: The Truth of Catholicism: Ten Controversies Explored by George Weigel ISBN: 0066213304 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 23 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Pope John Paul II: In My Own Words by Pope John Paul II ISBN: 0517220849 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 06 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: The Way to Christ : Spiritual Exercises by Pope John Paul II ISBN: 0060642165 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 07 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla, H.T. Willetts, Pope John Paul II ISBN: 0898704456 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: August, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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