The Glory of the Lord
The Glory of the Lord

Author: Hans Urs Von Balthasar

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2013-06-05

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 1681492024

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In this fourth volume of his magnnum opus, von Balthasar considers the metaphysical tradition of the contemplation of Being. He provides major studies of Homer, the Greek Tragedians, Plato and Plotinus and the development of this tradition in the Middle Ages. He then explores the analogy between the metaphysical vision of the Being and the Christian vision of the divine glory of the Trinity. The book is a remarkable attempt to rediscover the ancient vision of Being in all its awesomeness as the context within which the specifically Christian vision, rooted in God's gracious self-revelation, took form and was expressed.

The Glory of the Lord: A Theological Aesthetics, Vol. 3
The Glory of the Lord: A Theological Aesthetics, Vol. 3

Author: Hans Urs von Balthasar

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 1986-01-01

Total Pages: 650

ISBN-13: 0898700388

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Henri de Lubac has described von Balthasar as 'probably the most cultured man in Europe'. In volumes II and III von Balthasar shows the extraordinary range of his knowledge and expertise in a series of essays designed to illustrate different ways in which theologians have shared their work. What he offers is 'a typology of the relationship between beauty and revelation' which shows 'that there neither has been nor could be any true great and historically fruitful theology which was not expressly conceived and born under the constellation of beauty and grace'. Volume III contains studies of Dante, John of the Cross, Pascal, Hamann, Soloviev, Hopkins and Peguy.

Explorations in Theology
Explorations in Theology

Author: Hans Urs Von Balthasar

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2011-10-20

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 168149163X

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The first of four volumes of von Balthasar's many essays and conferences. Each focuses on a specific aspect of theology or spirituality and presents it with all the richness which comes from his immense erudition, but in a style that is directed and intelligible since few of these essays were intended for scholarly audiences. These volumes present a rare opportunity to experience Balthasar's synthetic and comprehensive treatment of major themes in theology without having to make one's way through much more extensive works which cover a much wider scope. These volumes will provide an excellent introduction to the thought of von Balthasar for those unfamiliar with him, and their chapters will focus on specific themes treated throughout his works for those who are familiar with him. An excellent overview of the writings and thought of one of the outstanding theologians of this century.

Studies in Theological Style, Clerical Styles
Studies in Theological Style, Clerical Styles

Author: Hans Urs von Balthasar

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13:

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"Volume 1 gives us a series of monographs designed to illustrate the different ways in which theologians have shaped their works. Volume 2 is a continuation of monographs in Volume 1 in which the aesthetical dimension of theology, its intrinsic beauty, is traced through some of the great Christian thinkers of modern times." -

Glory of the Lord VOL 3
Glory of the Lord VOL 3

Author: Hans Urs von Balthasar

Publisher: T&T Clark

Published: 1986-05-01

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 9780567093257

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In this volume von Balthasar turns to the works of the lay theologians, the poets and the philosopher theologians who have kept alive the Grand Tradition of Christian theology in writings formally very different from the works of the Fathers and the great Scholastics. This volume contains studies of Dante, John of the Cross, Pascal, Hamann, Soloviev, Hopkins and Peguy.

The Cambridge Companion to Hans Urs Von Balthasar
The Cambridge Companion to Hans Urs Von Balthasar

Author: Edward T. Oakes

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-08-05

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780521891479

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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.

Theo-Logic, Vol. 1
Theo-Logic, Vol. 1

Author: Hans Urs von Balthasar

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 0898707188

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Theo-Logic is the third and crowning part of the great trilogy of the masterwork of theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar, following his first two parts, The Glory of the Lord and Theo-Drama. This is the third volume of Theo-Logic. Theo-Logic is a variation of theology, it being about not so much what man says about God, but what God speaks about himself. Balthasar does not address the truth about God until he first reflects on the beauty of God (The Glory of the Lord). Then he follows with his reflections on the great drama of our salvation and the goodness and mercy of the God who saves us (Theo-Drama). Now, in this work, he is ready to reflect on the truth that God reveals about himself, which is not something abstract or theoretical, but rather the concrete and mysterious richness of God's being as a personal and loving God.

Glory of the Lord VOL 2
Glory of the Lord VOL 2

Author: Hans Urs von Balthasar

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1985-01-01

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780567093240

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offers a series of earlier Christian theology when the aesthetic view was still held and appreciated. Drawing insights from some of the leading figures of the early Church such as Anselm, Augustine, Bonaventura, Denys and Irenaeus, von Balthasar presents his views with a freshness and vigour rarely excelled in contemporary theological writing about the Grand Tradition.

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.

Love Alone Is Credible
Love Alone Is Credible

Author: Hans Urs Von Balthasar

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2012-09-04

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 1681493136

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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.