Peter Seewald has worked as a journalist for Stern, Spiegel and the Süddeutsche Zeitung and is one of the most admired authors on religion in Germany today. His previous book of interviews with Pope Benedict Last Testament was widely reviewed in the religious and international press.

• List of IllustrationsForewordPart one the boy1. Easter Saturday2. The Impediment3. The Dreamland4. 1933: ‘Holy Year’5. The ‘German Christians’6. With Burning Concern7. The Calm before the Storm8. The Seminary9. War10. Resistance11. The EndPart two the master student12. Zero Hour13. The Scholars’ Mountain14. Guilt and Atonement15. Upheaval in Thinking16. The Glass Bead Game17. Augustine18. Storm and Stress19. The Key Reading20. The Major Orders21. The Curate22. The Examination23. The Abyss24. The New Heathens and the ChurchPart three the council25. A Star is Born26. The Network27. Council28. The Battle Begins29. The Genoa Speech30. The Spin Doctor31. The World on the Brink32. Seven Days That Changed the Catholic Church For Ever33. German Wave34. Power Sources35. In the School of the Holy Spirit36. The LegacyNotesIndex

Stimulating ... Readers will enjoy the thorough investigation of Ratzinger’s intellectual development

Peter Seewald has worked as a journalist for Stern, Spiegel and the Süddeutsche Zeitung and is one of the most admired authors on religion in Germany today. His previous book of interviews with Pope Benedict Last Testament was widely reviewed in the religious and international press.

• List of IllustrationsForewordPart one the boy1. Easter Saturday2. The Impediment3. The Dreamland4. 1933: ‘Holy Year’5. The ‘German Christians’6. With Burning Concern7. The Calm before the Storm8. The Seminary9. War10. Resistance11. The EndPart two the master student12. Zero Hour13. The Scholars’ Mountain14. Guilt and Atonement15. Upheaval in Thinking16. The Glass Bead Game17. Augustine18. Storm and Stress19. The Key Reading20. The Major Orders21. The Curate22. The Examination23. The Abyss24. The New Heathens and the ChurchPart three the council25. A Star is Born26. The Network27. Council28. The Battle Begins29. The Genoa Speech30. The Spin Doctor31. The World on the Brink32. Seven Days That Changed the Catholic Church For Ever33. German Wave34. Power Sources35. In the School of the Holy Spirit36. The LegacyNotesIndex

Stimulating ... Readers will enjoy the thorough investigation of Ratzinger’s intellectual development

Peter Seewald has worked as a journalist for Stern, Spiegel and the Süddeutsche Zeitung and is one of the most admired authors on religion in Germany today. His previous book of interviews with Pope Benedict Last Testament was widely reviewed in the religious and international press.

• List of IllustrationsForewordPart one the boy1. Easter Saturday2. The Impediment3. The Dreamland4. 1933: ‘Holy Year’5. The ‘German Christians’6. With Burning Concern7. The Calm before the Storm8. The Seminary9. War10. Resistance11. The EndPart two the master student12. Zero Hour13. The Scholars’ Mountain14. Guilt and Atonement15. Upheaval in Thinking16. The Glass Bead Game17. Augustine18. Storm and Stress19. The Key Reading20. The Major Orders21. The Curate22. The Examination23. The Abyss24. The New Heathens and the ChurchPart three the council25. A Star is Born26. The Network27. Council28. The Battle Begins29. The Genoa Speech30. The Spin Doctor31. The World on the Brink32. Seven Days That Changed the Catholic Church For Ever33. German Wave34. Power Sources35. In the School of the Holy Spirit36. The LegacyNotesIndex

Stimulating ... Readers will enjoy the thorough investigation of Ratzinger’s intellectual development