The Laity In The Life Of The Counsels

Author : Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681495095

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The Laity in the Life of the Counsels by Hans Urs Von Balthasar Pdf

Overcoming the dualism between the Church and the world requires a decisive engagement: the yeast must disappear into the dough in order to become bread, but this bread must in turn be consecrated to God. With his characteristic theological depth and historical breadth, von Balthasar discusses the development of secular institutes-groups of lay people who live the life of the counsels, poverty, chastity, and obedience, in the world-as a response to the problems of our time. In the process, he sketches the outlines of a theology of states of life in the Church, presents a fascinating account of the development of vows and the religious life in the history of the Church, and compares the new secular institutes with other lay movements in today's Church. This book, which is a collection of essays von Balthasar wrote over a period of forty years, makes apparent like no other the historical and theological significance of secular institutes, and their fruitful potential.

Author : Hans Urs von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,8 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).

Author : Saint John (of Kronstadt)
Publisher : St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0881411361

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Counsels on the Christian Priesthood by Saint John (of Kronstadt) Pdf

Saint John of Kronstadt (1829-1908) served 53 years of his ministry at St Andrew's Cathedral, Kronstadt, devoting himself to the salvation of the city slum-dwellers. His charitable works became famous as did his healing prayers, rumoured to work miracles. He and his works became the object of pilgimage and he was considered a saint long before his ecclesiastical canonization in 1990. Although these selections are intended primarily for priests, the laity may also benefit from the words of St John of Kronstadt.

Author : D. Stephen Long
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781451470147

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Saving Karl Barth by D. Stephen Long Pdf

An unlikely friendship: Balthasar's "conversations" with Barth -- Presenting and interpreting Karl Barth -- Collapse of Balthasar's interpretation -- The realm of God -- The realm of ethics -- The realm of the church: renewal and unity

Author : Christian, OSB Raab,Brian E., SJ Daley
Publisher : Catholic University of America Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780813233239

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Understanding the Religious Priesthood by Christian, OSB Raab,Brian E., SJ Daley Pdf

Most contemporary theologies of Holy Orders consider priesthood mainly in its diocesan context and most contemporary theologies of religious life do not consider how ordained ministry functions when it is internal rather than external to religious life. Understanding the Religious Priesthood provides a history and theology of religious priesthood that contributes to our understanding of this vocation’s identity and mission. It uncovers what religious priesthood shares with diocesan priesthood and non-ordained religious life and what makes it different from both those other vocations. Christian Raab begins by tracing the history of religious priesthood from its origins in the early Church to the eve of the Second Vatican Council. He demonstrates that religious priests often faced questions about how to reconcile their two callings, but that they also provided answers in their theologies and spiritualities of priesthood and religious life. Meanwhile, they made key contributions to the Church’s life and mission. Raab then investigates the teachings of the Second Vatican Council on priesthood and religious life. Observing that the Council presented priesthood according to a diocesan typology and presented religious life without sacerdotal associations, he argues that the lack of imagery of religious priesthood contributed to a post-conciliar vocational identity crisis among religious priests. He then seeks to remedy this lacuna by appealing to the biblical images for religious priesthood Hans Urs von Balthasar offered in his theology of vocations. Raab argues that Balthasar’s imagery is a promising way forward for understanding the identity and mission of religious priesthood. In a final part, Raab provides a substantial theological articulation of religious priesthood which illuminates its liturgical signification, ecclesial mediation and mission, and ministerial identity. Here he draws not only from Balthasar but also from Pope John Paul II, Yves Congar, Jean-Marie Tillard, Brian Daley, and Guy Mansini to construct his profile.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004280601

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A Companion to Ignatius of Loyola by Anonim Pdf

The Companion to Ignatius of Loyola aims at placing Loyola’s life, his writings, and spirituality in a broader context of important late medieval and early modern movements and processes that have been appreciated too little by historians who explored Ignatius more as the colossal icon of the so-called Counterreformation than as a man influenced by the dramatic and revolutionary period in which he lived. One book will be never able to cover all aspects of such rich and controversial a figure as Ignatius of Loyola but the fifteen chapters of this volume indicate important directions of current scholarship that reassesses the previous scholarship and suggests new angles of studies on this pivotal figure of early modern period. An interview with editor Robert A. Maryks about this Companion is available on YouTube.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Lettermen Associates
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0963682113

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Biblical Counsel by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1816
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555076614

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The Laity's Directory for the Church Service on Sundays and Holy Days for the Year of Our Lord ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : William C. Mattison,Matthew Levering
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666730920

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Journal of Moral Theology, Volume 10, Special Issue 1 by William C. Mattison,Matthew Levering Pdf

Introduction: Trends in Post-Vatican II Scholarship on Scripture and Moral Theology William C. Mattison III On Pilgrimage with Abraham: How a Patriarch Leads Us in Formation in Faith Jana M. Bennett Joseph the Just and Matthew’s Matrix of Mercy: The Redefinition of Righteousness Jonathan T. Pennington “Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand!ˮ (Mt 3:1 and 4:17): Conversion in the Gospel and the Christian Life Anton ten Klooster “Those He Predestined He Also Calledˮ (Romans 8:30): Aquinas on the Liberating Grace of Conversion Daria Spezzano Almsgiving as an Integral Practice of Repentance for Christian Discipleship: The Gospel of Luke and Daniel 4:24 James W. Stroud A Defense of the Command/Counsel Distinction Based on Matthew 19 and 1 Corinthians 7 John Meinert Newness of Life and Grace Enabled Recovery from Addiction: Walking the Road to Recovery with Romans 7 Andrew Kim

Author : Bonnie L. Pattison
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597526913

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Poverty in the Theology of John Calvin by Bonnie L. Pattison Pdf

It is the thesis of this study that in Calvin's theology, poverty and affliction--not splendor and glory--mark and manifest the kingdom of God on earth. Poverty makes the kingdom visible to the eyes and therefore recognizable as divine. Poverty acts to reveal or disclose that which is spiritual, or that which is Òof God in the Christian faith. This does not mean that Calvin sees the condition of physical poverty as revelatory in and of itself. Rather, poverty and affliction function as agents of divine revelation. They are a condition or a chosen instrument God uses to disclose to humanity the nature of true spirituality, godliness, and poverty of spirit. How this is demonstrated in Calvin's thought depends upon the specific doctrine under examination. This study explores three particular areas in Calvin's theology where his theological understanding of spiritual poverty and physical poverty (or affliction) intersect--his Christology, his doctrine of the Christian life, and his ecclesiology.

Author : Michael McGuckian S.J.
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 803 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781664168954

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The Charismatic Structure of the Church by Michael McGuckian S.J. Pdf

This book is a thorough analysis and interpretation of chapters 5 and 6 of Lumen gentium. It begins with ‘The Long Background,’ the story of the religious life from the beginning, focussing on the tension between the Religious and the Secular clergy that became the dominant source of tension in the debate over these two chapters at the Council. There were irresolvable differences between the two groups at the Council and the documents had to leave them unsettled. The book sets out to solve the problems on the universal call to holiness, the theology of the religious life, and the charismatic structure of the Church, which refers to the role of the Bishops and the Secular Clergy in the pursuit of holiness in the Church. The answers came as complete surprise to the author and propose novel approaches to all three issues.

Author : Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681491646

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Explorations in Theology by Hans Urs Von Balthasar Pdf

In this volume, von Balthasar looks at the Church, ""the Bride of Christ,"" as both unspotted and unfaithful, the Church of saints and of sinners. He goes through Scripture and tradition looking at both sides of the Church and what they mean.

Author : Carolyn A. Chau
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781625647504

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Solidarity with the World by Carolyn A. Chau Pdf

Is Christian mission even possible today? In "a secular age," is it possible to talk about the goodness of God in a compelling way? How should the church proceed? Carolyn Chau explores the question of Catholic mission in a secular age through a constructive interpretation of the work of two celebrated Catholic thinkers, philosopher Charles Taylor and theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar, arguing that Taylor and Balthasar together offer a promising path for mission today. Chau attends to Taylor's account of the conditions of belief today, and the genesis of the sociohistorical limits on contemporary "God-talk," as well as his affirmation of certain aspects of Western modernity's "culture." From Balthasar, Chau sifts out the distinctiveness of his view of the human person as defined by mission, and his encouragement of a kenotic self-understanding of the church. In the end, Chau claims that if modern persons in secular Western societies are seeking fulfillment and integrity, Christian spirituality remains a rich resource on offer.

Author : Daniel M. Jr. Bell
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441240415

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The Economy of Desire (The Church and Postmodern Culture) by Daniel M. Jr. Bell Pdf

In this addition to the award-winning Church and Postmodern Culture series, respected theologian Daniel Bell compares and contrasts capitalism and Christianity, showing how Christianity provides resources for faithfully navigating the postmodern global economy. Bell approaches capitalism and Christianity as alternative visions of humanity, God, and the good life. Considering faith and economics in terms of how desire is shaped, he casts the conflict as one between different disciplines of desire. He engages the work of two important postmodern philosophers, Deleuze and Foucault, to illuminate the nature of the postmodern world that the church currently inhabits. Bell then considers how the global economy deforms desire in a manner that distorts human relations with God and one another. In contrast, he presents Christianity and the tradition of the works of mercy as a way beyond capitalism and socialism, beyond philanthropy and welfare. Christianity heals desire, renewing human relations and enabling communion with God.

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Colchis Books
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Life and Holiness by Thomas Merton Pdf

This is intended to be a very simple book, an elementary treatment of a few basic ideas in Christian spirituality. Hence it should be useful to any Christian, and indeed to anyone who wants to acquaint himself with some principles of the interior life as it is understood in the Catholic Church. Nothing is here said of such subjects as “contemplation” or even “mental prayer.” And yet the book emphasizes what is at once the most common and the most mysterious aspect in the Christian life: grace, the power and the light of God in us, purifying our hearts, transforming us in Christ, making us true sons of God, enabling us to act in the world as his instruments for the good of all men and for his glory. This is therefore a meditation on some fundamental themes appropriate to the active life. It must be said at once that the active life is essential to every Christian. Clearly the active life must mean more than the life which is led in religious institutes of men and women who teach, care for the sick, and so on. (When one is talking of the “active life” as opposed to the “contemplative life,” this is the usual reference.) Here action is not looked at in opposition to contemplation, but as an expression of charity and as a necessary consequence of union with God by baptism.