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Regensburg: Provocation or Jesus Christ as the Basis for Civilized Discourse? Jesus Christ as the Reconciler of Faith and Reason

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The introduction to The Spirit of Liturgy contains a mystagogy, leading one to the Church’s tradition: living as the body of Christ. Liturgy’s dignity is being God’s icon to the world. This in turn grants dignity to the human person.

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de Gaál, E. (2010). Regensburg: Provocation or Jesus Christ as the Basis for Civilized Discourse? Jesus Christ as the Reconciler of Faith and Reason. In: The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230114760_25

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