One is the beloved author of The Name of the Rose, a celebrated scholar, philosopher, and self-declared secularist; the other is a preeminent clerg...
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Jan 11, 2008
Rebecca
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In a time when academia and scholarly religion seems terribly at odds with the living Catholic faith, two men open a dialogue which is indeed a confrontation. They confront however, not each other, but the issues of apocalyptic perspective, abortion, women in the Church, violence and much more. These two men recognize these issues not as polemics to be tossed back and forth for endless bantering, but as fundamental to outlining a definition of "humanity." Both men are scholars and peop
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Jun 18, 2011
Inder
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An interesting and respectful little conversation between Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini (a Catholic and scholar) and Umberto Eco (an agnostic who knows more about Catholicism than ... well, practically anyone) about faith and ethics. There were some moments in this little volume when I felt the language was more flowery than it needed to be, while the depth was less than it could have been. And of course the debate is very Catholicism-centered, as you would expect given the debators (other religi
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Jul 20, 2008
Ibrahim
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The book is not big but it is full of substance. I am a big fan of Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini. I try to read everything which he wrote and sit at his feel learning the lessons of the Gospel and try to soak them in. He is one of the best people that impressed me with his dialogue with Atheists and Agnostics. Very respectful. A book like this I can read to just learn the art of dialogue and thinking. Each have their convincing reasons for their arguments and each sounds attractive in his own in
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Jan 11, 2010
apoc1985
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Un libro en el que Carlo Maria M. demuestra cómo los laicos pueden llegar a ser pedantes y los católicos tolerantes... aburrido al principio, toma fuerza a mitad del camino. Un intercambio epistolar digno de ser leído.
Apr 11, 2011
Roberto
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Diálogo entre un laico y un eclesiástico donde se hacen mutuamente interesantes preguntas, pero ninguno se molesta en contestarlas.
Feb 25, 2011
Isabel
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An interesting book. It presents a not unknown question, beliefs. What to people who say don't belief belief in? It makes you think about ethics, good, bad, normal, expected behaviors and ways of thinking. Showing the similarities and differences between catholics and "non-believers" it's a nice reading to look inside ourselves a bit more. To see more than what we believe in, what makes us believe.
Dec 18, 2007
PJ
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Taken from a series of editorials between Eco and Cardinal Martini in a Milan paper, this is the best and most respectful discussion of the nature of faith that I've ever read.
Jan 21, 2008
Mikael
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the subtitle is 'a confrontation' but really sdve been 'two self-satisfied italians praising the cut of each others suit lapels'
May 27, 2009
Chris
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Rereading this little gem that I assign to my APEnglish Language students. Delightful discussion.
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