New York Times Bestseller!From the man who became Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio shares his thoughts on religion, reason, and the challenges the world faces in the 21st century with Abraham Skorka, a rabbi and biophysicist.For years Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Argentina, and Rabbi Abraham Skorka were tenacious promoters of interreligious dialogues on faith and reason. They both sought to build bridges among Catholicism, Judaism, and the world at large. On Heaven and Earth, originally published in Argentina in 2010, brings together a series of these conversations where both men talked about various theological and worldly issues, including God, fundamentalism, atheism, abortion, homosexuality, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, and globalization. From these personal and accessible talks comes a first-hand view of the man who would become pope to 1.2 billion Catholics around the world in March 2013.From the Hardcover edition.

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Product Description: Book annotation not available for this title.Title: Becoming a Church of the PoorAuthor: Dionisio, Eleanor R. (EDT)Publisher: Univ of Hawaii PrPublication Date: 2011/12/30Number of Pages: 117Binding Type: PAPERBACKLibrary of Congress:

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