Carl A. Anderson

As Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Carl Anderson is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the world’s largest Catholic family fraternal service organization with more than 1.7 million members. He served in various positions of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, including Special Assistant to the President. In 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed him to the Pontifical Academy for Life. Anderson holds degrees in philosophy from Seattle University and in law from the University of Denver. He is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court.

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Catholicism

A Civilization of Love

What Every Catholic Can Do to Transform the World

Talking Points

In this book, Anderson popularizes the ideas of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, specifically their vision for what Christians should be working for in the world - a civilization of love. This is the idea that every person because they are a child of God is intrinsically valuable, regardless of their contribution. The battle today is between the culture of death (where people are judged only by their contributions) and the culture of life. Anderson pushes aside religious differences in order to spread a message of hope to those who are weary of the constant turmoil of modern society. While he does challenge Christians to take an active role in their faith, Anderson’s book is not exclusively Christian, because, he insists, you do not have to be a Christian to participate in the movement towards a civilization of love.

Description

Carl Anderson and the Knights of Columbus organization want to tell the world about the exciting and history-changing ideas introduced by Pope John Paul II. Through embracing the culture of life and standing with those most marginalized and deemed “useless” or a “burden” by modern society, Christians can change the tone and direction of our culture.

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