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Love Alone Is Credible

Author : Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681493138

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Love Alone Is Credible by Hans Urs Von Balthasar Pdf

In Hans Urs von Balthasar's masterwork, The Glory of the Lord, the great theologian used the term "theological aesthetic" to describe what he believed to the most accurate method of interpreting the concept of divine love, as opposed to approaches founded on historical or scientific grounds. In this newly translated book, von Balthasar delves deeper into this exploration of what love means, what makes the divine love of God, and how we must become lovers of God in the footsteps of saints like Francis de Sales, John of the Cross and Therese of Lisieux. Based in the theological aesthetic form, Love Alone is Credible brings a fresh perspective on an oft-explored subject. A deeply insightful and profound theological meditation that serves to both deepen and inform the faith of the believer.

Prayer

Author : Hans Urs von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780898700749

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Prayer by Hans Urs von Balthasar Pdf

This is perhaps the best and most comprehensive book on prayer ever written. From the persons of the Trinity through the Incarnation to the Church and the very structure of the human person, this book is a powerful synthesis of what prayer is and how to pray. The testament of a great theologian on something which is most personal and interior, contemplative prayer.

Heart of the World

Author : Hans Urs von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0898700019

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Heart of the World by Hans Urs von Balthasar Pdf

A great Catholic theologian speaks from the heart about the Heart of Christ, in a profound and lyrical meditation on Our Lord's love for his Bride the Church.

The Analogy of Beauty

Author : John Riches,John K. Riches
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1986-03-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567093514

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The Analogy of Beauty by John Riches,John K. Riches Pdf

Examines the whole range of von Balthasar's theology and provides a clear introduction to his work.

Dare We Hope - 2nd Edition

Author : Hans Urs von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781586179427

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Dare We Hope - 2nd Edition by Hans Urs von Balthasar Pdf

This book is perhaps one of the most misunderstood works of Catholic theology of our time. Critics contend that von Balthasar espouses universalism, the idea that all men will certainly be saved. Yet, as von Balthasar insists, damnation is a real possibility for anyone. Indeed, he explores the nature of damnation with sobering clarity. At the same time, he contends that a deep understanding of God’s merciful love and human freedom, and a careful reading of the Catholic tradition, point to the possibility—not the certainty—that, in the end, all men will accept the salvation Christ won for all. For this all-embracing salvation, von Balthasar says, we may dare hope, we must pray and with God’s help we must work. The Catholic Church’s teaching on hell has been generally neglected by theologians, with the notable exception of von Balthasar. He grounds his reflections clearly in Sacred Scripture and Catholic teaching. While the Church asserts that certain individuals are in heaven (the saints), she never declares a specific individual to be in hell. In fact, the Church hopes that in their final moments of life, even the greatest sinners would have repented of their terrible sins, and be saved. Sacred Scripture states, “God ... desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all” (1 Tim 2:4–5).

The Cambridge Companion to Hans Urs Von Balthasar

Author : Edward T. Oakes,David Moss
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521891477

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The Cambridge Companion to Hans Urs Von Balthasar by Edward T. Oakes,David Moss Pdf

Publisher's description: Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988) is one of the most prolific, creative and wide-ranging theologians of the twentieth century who is just now coming to prominence. But because of his own daring speculations about the meaning of Christ's descent into hell after the crucifixion, about the uniqueness of Christ as savior of a pluralistic world, and because he draws so many of his resources for his theology from literature, drama, and philosophy, Balthasar has never been an easily-categorized theologian. He is neither liberal nor conservative, neither Thomist nor modernist and he seems to elude all attempts to capture the exact way he creatively reinterprets the tradition of Christian thought. For that reason, this Companion is singularly welcome bringing together a wide range of theologians both to outline and to assess the work of someone whom history will surely rank someday with Origen, John Calvin, and Karl Barth.

Hans Urs Von Balthasar and the Critical Appropriation of Russian Religious Thought

Author : Jennifer Newsome Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0268206252

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Hans Urs Von Balthasar and the Critical Appropriation of Russian Religious Thought by Jennifer Newsome Martin Pdf

Book offers the first systematic treatment and evaluation of the Swiss Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar's complex relation to modern speculative religious philosophy.

Light in Darkness

Author : Alyssa Lyra Pitstick
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802840394

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Light in Darkness by Alyssa Lyra Pitstick Pdf

He descended into hell. Hans Urs von Balthasar, one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century, placed this affirmation of the Nicene Creed at the heart of his reflection on the world-altering events of Holy Week, asserting that this identification of God with the human experience is at the "absolute center" of the Christian faith. Yet is such a descent to suffering really the essence of Catholic belief about the mystery of Holy Saturday? Alyssa Lyra Pitstick's Light in Darkness -- the first comprehensive treatment of Balthasar's theology of Holy Saturday -- draws on the multiple yet unified resources of authoritative Catholic teaching on Christ's descent to challenge Balthasar's conclusions. Pitstick conducts a thorough investigation of Balthasar's position that Christ suffered in his descent into hell and asks whether that is compatible with traditional teaching about Christ. Light in Darkness is a thorough argument for the existence and authority of a traditional Catholic doctrine of Christ's descent as manifested in creeds, statements of popes and councils, Scripture, and art from Eastern and Western traditions. Pitstick's carefully argued, contrarian work is sure to spur debate across the theological spectrum.

Unless You Become Like this Child

Author : Hans Urs von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0898703794

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Unless You Become Like this Child by Hans Urs von Balthasar Pdf

In one of the last books written before his death, the great theologian provides a moving and profound meditation on the theme of spiritual childhood. Somewhat startlingly, von Balthasar puts forth his conviction that the central mystery of Christianity is our transformation from world-wise, self-sufficient "adults" into abiding children of the Father of Jesus by the grace of their Spirit.

C. G. Jung and Hans Urs von Balthasar

Author : Les Oglesby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781136019203

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C. G. Jung and Hans Urs von Balthasar by Les Oglesby Pdf

This book brings together the work of Carl Gustav Jung and Hans Urs von Balthasar, two of the most creative thinkers in psychology and theology in the twentieth century, to critically compare their ideas on the perennial question of God’s involvement with evil. In later life Jung embarked on a project relating to Christianity, with psychotherapeutic and theological intentions, forming his collection of essays, Symbolik des Geistes, in which God and evil was a major theme. Balthasar gave significant attention to Jung’s psychology in his own theological trilogy, but opposed the approach to God and evil that Jung presented. In this book Les Oglesby provides a thorough examination of convergences and divergences in Jung and Balthasar’s thinking, their different approaches to the origins and reality of evil, as well as their alternative theological orientations. The book culminates with a study of each man’s understanding of the central event of Christianity, Christ’s death on the Cross and his descent to the dead and discusses how Balthasar’s ‘vertical’ and Jung’s ‘horizontal’ approach to this major happening can be held together fruitfully with one another. Illustrating how analytical psychology and Christian theology can mutually enrich one another when they are held in creative tension, this book invites reflection on the meaning of the central symbol of Christianity, and God’s involvement with evil as an aid to integrated psychological living and theological maturity. It will prove fascinating for students of psychology and religion as well as for Jungian analysts and practical theologians.

The Moment of Christian Witness

Author : Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681495231

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The Moment of Christian Witness by Hans Urs Von Balthasar Pdf

Balthasar puts his finger on the precise origin of all those elements in modern Christianity which see the real Jesus Christ as unknowable, the Gospels as merely the confused reflections of later Christians, and Christian tradition as a perpetuation of the mythology.

Hans Urs von Balthasar

Author : David Schindler
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781681492230

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Hans Urs von Balthasar by David Schindler Pdf

This collection of essays, gathered under the auspices of Communio editors, represents the most wide-ranging study of the life and work of Balthasar. The twenty contributors include highly respected theologians, philosophers and bishops from around the world such as Henri Cardinal de Lubac, S.J., Walter Kasper, Louis Dupre, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), and Pope John Paul II. "...meeting Balthasar was for me the beginning of a lifelong friendship I can only be thankful for. Never again have I found anyone with such a comprehensive theological and humanistic education as Balthasar and de Lubac, and I cannot even begin to say how much I owe to my encounter with them." - Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)

Hans Urs Von Balthasar

Author : Angelo Scola
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780802808943

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Hans Urs Von Balthasar by Angelo Scola Pdf

This volume by Angelo Scola, a longtime friend of Balthasar and a leading scholar of his work, provides the most penetrating introduction to the vast writings of the great Catholic theologian available anywhere. Scola beautifully captures Balthasar's "theological style" and offers a reading of Balthasar that passes through the most important phases of his writings: theological, philosophical, and artistic. Intended to serve as an examination of the "form" of Balthasar's philosophical and theological approach rather than as a detailed overview of his themes and theses, this study will be an invaluable aid to students and scholars seeking to understanding the complex body of Balthasar's work. FROM THE CRITICS "Balthasar's thought is complex, and Angelo Scola gives us a helpful guide." - New Oxford Review "An invaluable introduction to the theological style which permeates Balthasar's writings.... A "must" for the serious student of Balthasar, Scola's text represents an invaluable addition to college and university libraries." - Catholic Library World

A Key to Balthasar

Author : Aidan Nichols
Publisher : Darton, Longman & Todd
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Aesthetics
ISBN : 0232528586

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A Key to Balthasar by Aidan Nichols Pdf

Hans Urs von Balthasar is widely recognized as perhaps the greatest Catholic theologian of the twentieth century. No writer has better revealed the spiritual greatness of the revelation to which the art of the Church and the historic liturgies bear witness. Yet students and non-specialist readers often find Balthasar daunting and difficult. A Key to Balthasar is the ideal introduction to his work. It unlocks the treasure of his theology by focusing on the beautiful, the good, and the true. These are the three qualities of being around which his great trilogy - The Glory of the Lord; Theo-drama and Theo-logic - revolves. Though brief, it captures the essence of what Balthasar wished to say.

The Office of Peter

Author : Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681495279

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The Office of Peter by Hans Urs Von Balthasar Pdf

In this theological masterpiece on the ministry of the Pope (the Petrine Office) and the nature of the Church, the great Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar examines what he calls the anti-Roman attitude-a widespread hostility toward the Papacy. Unfortunately, this attitude exists even within the Catholic Church. How should we understand this? More importantly, how should we overcome it? Hans Urs von Balthasar answers these questions by providing a balanced discussion of the Papcy's place in the Church. He shows how the Office of Peter is an essential aspect of the ongoing life and mission of Christ's Church. On the one hand, the Papacy is not "above" the Church, the author insists, nor is the mystery of the Church reducible to the Papacy. On the other hand, writes von Balthasar, the Petrine ministry of the Pope is a crucial element among other indispensable, constitutive principles, which include what von Balthasar calls the Johannine and Pauline dimensions, and above all else on the Marian aspect of the Church.