Pope Benedict XVI bibliography

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Pope Benedict XVI
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Books 66
Encyclicals 3
Exhortations 4
German titles 50
References and footnotes

The Pope Benedict XVI bibliography contains a list of works by Pope Benedict XVI.

Contents

Books

The following is a list of books written by Pope Benedict XVI arranged chronologically by English first edition. The original German first edition publication year is included in brackets. [1] [2] [3]

Encyclicals

The following is a list of papal encyclicals that were promulgated by Pope Benedict XVI.

Exhortations

The following is a list of apostolic exhortations written by Pope Benedict XVI. An apostolic exhortation is a type of communication from the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church that encourages a community of people to undertake a particular activity, but does not define Church doctrine. It is considered lower in formal authority than a papal encyclical, but higher than other ecclesiastical letters.

German titles

The following is a list of books written by Pope Benedict XVI arranged chronologically by German first edition. The English title is included in parentheses. [1]

References

Notes
  1. This book was originally published in German in four volumes: Die erste Sitzungsperiode des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils (1963), Das Konzil auf dem Weg (1964), Ergebnisse und Probleme der dritten Konzilsperiode (1965), and Die letzte Sitzungsperiode des Konzils (1966).
  2. This book was cowritten with Cardinal Robert Sarah.
  3. This volume was submitted as Joseph Ratzinger's dissertation in 1951.
  4. This volume was submitted as Joseph Ratzinger's professorial dissertation.
Citations
  1. 1 2 Heim, Maximilian Heinrich (2007). Joseph Ratzinger: Life in the Church and Living Theology. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. pp. 539–544. ISBN   978-1-58617-149-0.
  2. Thornton, John F. (2007). The Essential Pope Benedict XVI. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco. pp.  447–449. ISBN   978-0-06-112883-7.
  3. Rose, Michael S. (2005). Benedict XVI: The Man Who Was Ratzinger. Dallas: Spence Publishing Company. pp.  162–169. ISBN   1-890626-63-5.