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The Inner Life of Catholic Reform offers a longue duree overview of the sentiments and spiritual ideas of the 250-year long time span from the ending of the Council of Trent to the Catholic Enlightenment, known as Catholic Reform.

This short, accessible volume unlocks the dynamics of human reason, helping readers to think well and to use reason confidently to solve problems.

Lehner challenges the God of popular culture and many of our churches and reintroduces the God of the Bible and traditional Christianity

Focusing on the theological advancements of the Catholic Enlightenment, this book delves into key contributions in biblical exegesis, church reform, and liturgy, emphasizing a shift toward tolerance of other faiths. While primarily highlighting the efforts of German Enlighteners, it also acknowledges the roles of other European figures. The author advocates for a balanced historical evaluation of this period to better understand and navigate the complexities surrounding Vatican II interpretations.

The most cherished values of modernity are unthinkable without the eighteenth- century Enlightenment. Equal rights, the end of discrimination, the growth of democracy, and the idea of perpetual progress stem from thinkers who lived two hundred and fifty years ago, but whose ideas are as attractive as ever.