What trends prevailed in twentieth-century Christianity? How did Pope John Paul II embody the tensions between old and new ideas in the Catholic Church?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Barth and neoorthodoxy, borrowing from Kierkegaard
2. Tillich and liberal theology, which viewed religion as a human creation
3. Vatican II and reforms in the Catholic Church
4. John Paul II's embrace of orthodox stances on papal authority and social issues
5. John Paul II's wading into secular conflicts through his challenge to Communism
6. A renewed attention to the non-European world in John Paul II's papacy
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