This study offers a theological response to the problem of anxiety
from the point of view of Hans Urs von Balthasar. It is a
systematic presentation, analysis and development of Balthasar's
original theology of anxiety found in his only work on the subject,
Der Christ und die Angst. The study takes a thematic approach based
upon the four types of analysis found in Der Christ und die Angst
phenomenological, anthropological, theological and ecclesial. These
four approaches to the topic correspond to the phenomenon, origins,
redemption and transformation of anxiety.
Through this thematic approach, Balthasar's thought is examined
in relation to some of the important figures on anxiety. The
phenomenon of anxiety is presented in relation to modern
psychiatry. The examination of anxiety's origins places him in
dialogue with Kierkegaard on anxiety from discursive reasoning and
Freud on anxiety from ego-consciousness. The redemption of anxiety
places Balthasar in relation to Aquinas in order to clarify
Balthasar's interpretation and to show its significance in the
theological tradition. The transformation of anxiety places our
author in dialogue with Luther on the shape of anxiety in the
Christian life. The final chapter begins to unravel the construct
of anxiety, with a brief exploration of how it is transformed in
the Church according to Balthasar, something he had never
explicitly developed. The influence of Bernanos on Balthasar's
thought is felt throughout the study. The entire study is framed by
the two Gardens wherein transpire the most significant events
concerning anxiety for Balthasar: the Garden of Eden and the Garden
of Gethsemane.
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