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Crossing the threshold of hope, by John Paul II ; edited by Vittorio Messori ; [translated from the Italian by Jenny McPhee and Martha McPhee]

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Crossing the threshold of hope

by John Paul II ; edited by Vittorio Messori ; [translated from the Italian by Jenny McPhee and Martha McPhee]

Pope John Paul II speaks out on some of the major issues confronting humankind at the dawn of the twenty-first century, sharing a timely and thoughtful message with people of all nations and faiths

"The pope": a scandal and a mystery -- Praying: how and why -- How does the pope pray? -- Does God really exist? -- "Proof": is it still valid? -- If God exists why is He hiding? -- Is Jesus the Son of God? -- What has become of the "history of salvation"? -- The centrality of salvation -- Why is so much evil in the world? -- Why does God tolerate suffering? -- What does "to save" mean? -- Why so many religions? -- Buddha? -- Muhammad? -- Judaism? -- A minority by the year 2000 -- What is the "new evangelization"? -- Is there really hope in the young? -- Was God at work in the fall of communism? -- Is only Rome right? -- In search of lost unity -- Why divided? -- The church and the council -- A "dialogue of salvation" -- A qualitative renewal -- The reaction of the "world" -- Does "eternal life" exist? -- What is the use of believing? -- Human rights -- The defense of every life -- The mother of God -- Women -- Be not afraid -- Crossing the threshold of hope