Humanae Forty Years On
A New Commentary
by A New Commentary
Paperback
Price: £8.95
Publisher:Family Publications have ceased trading
Published:June 2008
ISBN:978-1-871-21778-0
GoodBookStall Review:
The encyclical letter of Pope Paul VI Humanae Vitae, which was issued in 1968, is one of the most important documents ever promulgated by the Catholic Church. It dealt with human sexuality, human love and the stability of the family. It caused much controversy at the time, not only among non-Catholics, but among many Catholics, both laity and clergy. It was also greatly misunderstood and misrepresented. This new study by G.J.Woodall is an attempt to put the teaching in perspective, to explain exactly what it means and to emphasise its relevance forty years on to the world we live in today where marriage, fidelity, respect for life and the family, are under attack from many directions. Father Woodall gives a new translation of the whole document together with a running commentary. This book will be read with profit by all those of whatever faith who are interested in the theology of the body.
Reviewer: John Irvine (31/07/08)
The encyclical letter of Pope Paul VI Humanae Vitae, which was issued in 1968, is one of the most important documents ever promulgated by the Catholic Church. It dealt with human sexuality, human love and the stability of the family. It caused much controversy at the time, not only among non-Catholics, but among many Catholics, both laity and clergy. It was also greatly misunderstood and misrepresented. This new study by G.J.Woodall is an attempt to put the teaching in perspective, to explain exactly what it means and to emphasise its relevance forty years on to the world we live in today where marriage, fidelity, respect for life and the family, are under attack from many directions. Father Woodall gives a new translation of the whole document together with a running commentary. This book will be read with profit by all those of whatever faith who are interested in the theology of the body.
Reviewer: John Irvine (31/07/08)
