Download or read book The Social and Political Thought of Benedict XVI written by Thomas R. Rourke and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the entire trajectory of his religious life, this book identifies and analyzes the foundations of political and social order in the philosophy of Pope Benedict XVI. Thomas R. Rourke explains Benedict's belief in the value of the Christian tradition's contribution to a contemporary politics of reason.