Values in a Time of Upheaval

In the worldwide best seller ; Values in a Time of ; Upheaval, Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) ; passionately defends the role traditional Judeo-Christian ; values should play in a pluralistic society and a ; multicultural world. He examines such crucial contemporary ; issues as the moral foundations of a free society, the role ; of spiritual values in promoting human rights, current ; challenges to Western culture, and the place of faith and ; love of God in finding true peace. Joseph Ratzinger ; proposes a balance of faith and reason that avoids the ; extremes of fundamentalist theocracies and secular, ; relativist states. Topics ; include: Politics and ; morality Peace The meaning of history ; Truth in a pluralistic world The ; moral basis of democratic states ; Relativism Human dignity The ; Christian basis for hope ; Bioethics Freedom Human ; rights and responsibilities Marriage and ; family Tradition and progress