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Written over three decades ago, Cardinal Ratzinger’s profound treatise on the true meaning of Christian brotherhood is perhaps even more timely and important now as a clear statement on the biblical grounds for cooperation among believing Christians. In treating Christian brotherhood from the perspective of salvation history, Ratzinger opens up the meaning of both the Old and New Testament in...

of a new and better humanity. Thus with Christ there begins not only a new humanity, but also a new human brotherhood, which surpasses and replaces the old. For the old brotherhood of Adam is, in the eyes of Paul—who looks back at it from the new Adam, Christ—merely a fraternity of evil and, therefore, not worth seeking after. Only the new brotherhood, which is also universal in its tendency, brings a true unity of salvation. We can see how the doctrine of the two Adams implies a marked criticism
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