ISBN: 9780898704716

Ignatius Press, November 1994. Hardcover. New. Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905 - 1988) stands as a sort of mountain in the landscape of twentieth-century theology. A Jesuit scholar in the… More...

Ignatius Press, November 1994. Hardcover. New. Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905 - 1988) stands as a sort of mountain in the landscape of twentieth-century theology. A Jesuit scholar in the fields of literature, patristics, systematic theology, and spirituality; an apologist, musician, publisher, editor and translator of the highest rank, his copious works fill more than 50,000 pages. A word to describe him is <i>vast</i>. Pascal said that 'pious scholars are rare' - indeed - but here is one, paralleled in his immensity and piety only by Barth. A brief glance at a list of his works leaves no doubt of his erudition, and he applies every ounce of his expertise and piety in each of his writings. Commentator Edward Oakes has said that trying to grasp the figure and mind of Balthasar is like 'trying to fit the Mediterranean Sea into a child's pail.' We heartily agree. Yet for all his learning, von Balthasar writes with an inspiring lucidity and impelling humility. Oakes again: 'Perhaps the most salient feature of Balthasar's writings is their thorough saturation in literature . . . a remarkable style of writing.', Ignatius Press, 6<

ISBN: 9780898704716

Hardback, [PU: Ignatius Press], Having presented his christology and mariology under the sign of the "Dramatis Personae" in volume three of Theo-Drama, von Balthasar now turns to the acti… More...

Hardback, [PU: Ignatius Press], Having presented his christology and mariology under the sign of the "Dramatis Personae" in volume three of Theo-Drama, von Balthasar now turns to the action of the divine drama itself. Here we find his soteriology, where time, freedom, history, power, sin, conflict are seen in the light of the Cross, the culmination of the action and passion of God and man. As Balthasar expresses it in the conclusion to his preface: here "we discern the unity of 'glory' and the 'dramatic'. God's glory, as it appears in the world--supremely in Christ--is not something static that could be observed by a neutral investigator. It manifests itself only through the personal involvement whereby God himself comes forth to do battle and is both victor and vanquished. If this glory is to come within our range at all, an analogous initiative is called for on our part. Revelation is a battlefield. Those who do battle on it can only be believers and theologians, provided they have equipped themselves with the whole armor of God (Eph 6:11).", Christian Theology<

ISBN: 9780898704716

*Theo-Drama: Theological Dramatic Theory Volume 4* - Action / gebundene Ausgabe für 46.49 € / Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Theologie Medien > Bücher nein Buch (gebunden) Bücher … More...

*Theo-Drama: Theological Dramatic Theory Volume 4* - Action / gebundene Ausgabe für 46.49 € / Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Theologie Medien > Bücher nein Buch (gebunden) Bücher > Wissenschaft > Theologie, IGNATIUS PR<

1994, ISBN: 9780898704716

Buch, Hardcover, Action ed. [PU: Ignatius Press], Ignatius Press, 1994