{"product_id":"selected-encyclicals-paperback","title":"Selected Encyclicals - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePope II John Paul\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the years 1978 to 2005, \u003c\/strong\u003ePope John Paul II was the man of the moment. From his first appearance on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to his death on the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday, this son of Poland assumed a towering role on the stage of history as the third-longest-reigning \u003cem\u003eservus servorum dei\u003c\/em\u003e. In the course of his papacy, the Church and the world both were witness to epoch-defining events, radical changes in society and religion, and revolutions in the economic and political orders. In all of this, Pope John Paul II wielded the teaching office of the papacy, preaching and writing prolifically in an effort to clarify and communicate the treasure entrusted by God to the Church: the saving message of Jesus Christ. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstrumental in this work were his papal letters, of which \u003cem\u003eSelected Encyclicals \u003c\/em\u003epre-sents seven: \u003cem\u003eRedemptor hominis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDives in misericordia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCentesimus annus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVeritatis splendor\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEvangelium vitae\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFides et ratio\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEcclesia de Eucharistia\u003c\/em\u003e. Solidly representative of his theological vision and pastoral sensibility, \u003cem\u003eSelected Encyclicals \u003c\/em\u003eof Pope Saint John Paul II echoes the invitation that the Pope himself gave in ref-erence to Pope Leo XIII's \u003cem\u003eRerum novarum\u003c\/em\u003e: to return to the texts themselves, en-gaging with and learning from them for the sake of entering more deeply into \"the life which is Christ.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 522\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48265252471005,"sku":"9781685954796","price":56.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/0CuVJGkiyc9781685954796.webp?v=1785165997","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/selected-encyclicals-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}