Memory and identity conversations at the dawn of a millennium

"Reflecting on the most challenging issues and events of his turbulent times, Pope John Paul II reveals his personal thoughts on freedom and democracy, and speaks about the twentieth-century totalitarian ideologies of Nazism and communism. He calls for a dialogue between all the world's civilizations and religions, and makes an appeal for freedom to be used for the common good. The book ends with the Pope's first-ever published comments on the assassination attempt upon his life in 1981. 2005."@en
"In [this book, Pope] John Paul II expresses his views on the political world today and addresses some of history's ... important political subjects and questions. Conducted as a question-and-answer discussion with two of his philosopher friends, this book is a historical and philosophical meditation on freedom and its limits. He speaks about the ideas of homeland and nation, shares his views on democracy, and warns of the dangers of the diverse new forms of atheism, consumerism, and materialism. Most of all, [this book] offers [a] message of peace and hope in the salvation of humankind.-Dust jacket."
"Pope John Paul II reveals his personal thoughts on freedom and democracy, and speaks about the twentieth-century totalitarian ideologies of Nazism and communism."@en