Divine Fruitfulness
Divine Fruitfulness

Author: Aidan Nichols

Publisher: CUA Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780813214818

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This fifth and final book in Aidan Nichols' Introduction to Hans Urs von Balthasar series covers Balthasar's prodigious output from the 1940s to his death in 1988, leaving aside the great multi-volume trilogy. Nichols identifies Balthasar's most significant sources, including the Church Fathers (especially Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Maximus the Confessor, and Augustine), Henri de Lubac, Karl Barth, and Adrienne von Speyr. He, then, guides the reader through Balthasar's works thematically, covering fundamental theological themes (revelation and theology, divine providence, the paschal mystery), Mary and the church, the saints, prayer and mysticism, and Christian literature.

Divine Fruitfulness
Divine Fruitfulness

Author: Aidan Nichols

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2007-02-22

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 0567475301

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Hans Urs von Balthasar is emerging as a colossus of twentieth-century theology. More and more of his works are being translated. But as yet he is mainly known only through his great multi-volume trilogy 'Glory', 'Theo-Drama' and Theo-Logic'. Aidan Nichols has treated each part of the trilogy and the early works in his widely acclaimed 'Introduction to Hans Urs von Balthasar'. In this final volume he explores all von Balthasar's later works. Many of these works are extremely important, although several are as yet untranslated and several as yet almost unknown. Nichols ranges widely and comprehensively, from journal articles to his major works, such as 'Apokalypse der deutschen Seele', to his final short works. The result is a wholly new perspective on von Balthasar, a contextualising of his trilogy and an illumination of his whole life and work.

The Fruitful Life
The Fruitful Life

Author: Jerry Bridges

Publisher: Tyndale House

Published: 2014-02-27

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1617472069

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We want to live loving, joyful, anxiety-free lives. Yet how can we live in grace when we’re so busy battling our old patterns of behavior? Jerry Bridges explores the nine aspects of the “fruit of the Spirit” described in Galatians 5:22-23: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. These qualities of character can truly mark our lives if we devote ourselves to a twofold pursuit: God-centeredness and God-likeness. Jerry shows us how to practice the fruit in daily life. When The Fruitful Life first released, Jerry said, “It was the book I had wanted to write that included everything I forgot and/or learned since The Pursuit of Holiness.”

Judges
Judges

Author: Terry L. Brensinger

Publisher: MennoMedia, Inc.

Published: 1999-12-10

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 0836197925

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Terry L. Brensinger explains the ups and downs of the Israelites during the period of the Judges. By tracing developments under each judge, he shows how Israel's condition deteriorates to near-total chaos. The book of Judges begins with depictions of Israel's obedience and faithfulness but ends with disunited and leaderless tribes. The people tend to take their focus away from serving the Lord. Instead, they follow other gods, seek false security, and do what is right in their own eyes. The author provides practical applications for such contemporary issues as religious unfaithfulness, the nature of community, the roles and responsibilities of leaders, and war and violence.

Epilogue
Epilogue

Author: Hans Urs Von Balthasar

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2011-10-12

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1681491532

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The great trilogy of theology by Hans Urs von Balthasar includes The Glory of the Lord, Theo-Drama, and Theo-Logic. His Epilogue, a single volume, is the closing of his masterwork, giving final details and overview to the prior volumes in the trilogy.

The Divine Conception
The Divine Conception

Author: Craig B. Polenz

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2012-06

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1618620053

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Unity with God is a vital part of salvation—an intrinsic component of the spiritual walk. But sometimes it can be difficult to know if you are really connecting with the Lord. You may even feel like you are stuck in a void where God cannot reach. But this actualization is not impossible. By correctly opening your heart and mind to the Lord, you can reach a state of true communion with God and begin living your spiritual life in a totally new way. In his book, The Divine Conception, Craig B. Polenz covers the main points needed to achieve spiritual oneness with the Lord. Through explication, Polenz unravels the personal stories of Abraham, Jacob, Hagar and Leah as never before. He shows how we can emulate the people who were most changed by the Lord. Join these men and women and follow their example to live a full, complete, and gratifying life in the Lord!

Gift and the Unity of Being
Gift and the Unity of Being

Author: Antonio Lopez

Publisher: James Clarke & Company

Published: 2014-09-25

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 022790219X

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Starting from both our originary experience of being given to ourselves and Jesus Christ's archetypal self-donation, 'Gift and the Unity of Being' elucidates the sense in which gift is the form of being's unity, while unity itself constitutes the permanence of the gift of being. In dialogue with ancient and modern philosophers and theologians, Lopez offers a synthetic, rather than systematic, account of the unity proper to being, the human person, God, and the relations among them. The book shows how contemplation of the triune God of love through Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit allows us to discover the eternal communion that being is and to which finite being is called. It also illustrates the sense in which God's gratuitousness unexpectedly offers thehuman person the possibility to recognize and embrace his origin and destiny, and thus he is given to see and taste in God's light the ever-fruitful, dramatic, and mysterious positivity of being.