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This volume initiates von Balthasar's study of the biblical vision
and understanding of God's glory. Starting with the theopanies of
the Patriarchal period, it shows how such glory is most fully
expressed in the graciousness of the Covenant relationship between
God and Israel.
This volume presents a series of studies of representative mystics,
theologians, philosophers, and poets and explores the three
mainstreams of metaphysics which have developed since the
catastrophe of Nominalism.
considers the metaphysical tradition of the contemplation of Being:
Homer, the Greek Tragedians, Plato, Plotinus and the development of
the tradition in the Middle Ages. Von Balthasar then explores the
analogy between the metaphysical vision of Being and the Christian
vision of the Trinity.
This work presents a sustained reflection on the New Testament
vision of God's revelation of his glory in Christ. This divine
"appearing" is grounded in the self-emptying of the eternal Logos
in the incarnation, cross and descent into hell, yet this is the
means whereby his glory is manifested and enriches all who are
seized by its beauty.
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.
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.
This text opens with a critical review of developments in
Protestant and Catholic theology since the Reformation which have
led to the steady neglect of aesthetics in Christian theology.
Then, von Balthasar turns to the central theme of the volume, the
question of theological knowledge. He re-examines the nature of
Christian believing, drawing widely on such theological figures as
Anselm, Pascal and Newman.
Maximus the Confessor, saint and martyr, is the theologian of
synthesis: of Rome and Byzantium, of antiquity and the Middle Ages,
reexcavating the great treasures of Christian tradition, which at
that time had been buried by imperial and ecclesial censure. Von
Balthasar was an authority on the Church Fathers--Irenaeus, Origen,
Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, and above all, Maximus the Confessor.
This masterpiece on Maximus broke new ground at that time. This is
the first English translation of the latest edition of this
acclaimed work. This book presents a powerful, attractive,
religiously compelling portrait of the thought of a major Christian
theologian who might, for this book, have remained only an obscure
name in the handbooks of patrology. Here the history of theology
has become itself a way of theological reflection.
Written by an anonymous figure who wished for the book to be published posthumously, Meditations on the Tarot has been translated from the original French by author Robert Powell, who lives in Germany.
Two great theologians endeavor to recover the centrality of Marian
doctrine and devotion for the contemporary Church, offering a view
of Mary as both the embodiment of the Church, and the mother who
cooperates in giving birth to the Church in the souls of believers.
In one of the last books written before his death, the great
theologian provides a moving and profound meditation on the theme
of spiritual childhood. Somewhat startlingly, von Balthasar puts
forth his conviction that the central mystery of Christianity is
our transformation from world-wise, self-sufficient "adults" into
abiding children of the Father of Jesus by the grace of their
Spirit.
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Prayer (Paperback)
Hans Urs Von Balthasar; Translated by G. Harrison
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This is perhaps the best and most comprehensive book on prayer ever
written. From the persons of the Trinity through the Incarnation to
the Church and the very structure of the human person, this book is
a powerful synthesis of what prayer is and how to pray. The
testament of a great theologian on something which is most personal
and interior, contemplative prayer.
Originally published in German in 1938, this highly acclaimed
volume presents more than one thousand selections from the various
extant writings of Origen, the great Alexandrian theologian. Robert
J. Daly, S.J., has re-translated the majority of these texts from
the original Greek and Latin, added the scriptural references in
the translated texts and an index, and included updated
bibliographical information. This volume comprises thoughts of one
of the greatest of ancient theologians as seen through the eyes of
an almost equally prolific successor in the same central Christian
enterprise. The book remains a great resource for anyone interested
in patristic theology, early Christian mysticism, and early
interpretation of Scripture. This Cornerstones edition has a new
introduction written by Robert J. Daly, S.J.
In the twelve months before his sudden death, Hans Urs von
Balthasar had been writing a series of reflections on the twelve
articles of the Apostles' Creed. These texts, which are undoubtedly
among the last things he wrote, take on the character of a legacy,
a spiritual testament. For they amount in their extraordinary
compactness and depth to a little "summa" of his theology. What he
had set out in detail in numerous book over five decades, he
summarizes here in contemplative plainness and simplicity.
All the characteristics that make von Balthasar's work so
distinctive and valuable are to be found here; breadth of vision,
loveliness of style, and an intuitive-contemporary passion that
allows him to "pray intellectually and think 'cordially.'".
In his warm and extensive introduction to the book, Medard Kehl
speaks of von Balthasar's "unclouded, almost childlike joy in the
richness and beauty of the Mystery" of the threefold God, which "is
evidenced in his interpretation of the creed".
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The Christian and Anxiety (Paperback)
Hans Urs Von Balthasar; Translated by Dennis D. Martin, Michael J. Miller, Adrian Walker
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This unique, in-depth, comprehensive, theological biography of two
holy young Carmelite sisters gives profound insights into their
spirituality. Von Balthasar probes the depths of their cloistered
lives and shows how each woman gave powerful witness to the
critical importance of contemplation as a means to holiness for
all.
Originally published in German in 1938, this highly acclaimed
volume presents more than one thousand selections from the various
extant writings of Origen, the great Alexandrian theologian. Robert
J. Daly has retranslated the majority of these texts from the
original Greek and Latin, added the scriptural references in the
translated texts and an index, and included updated bibliographical
information. "This collection has been extremely well translated
into English by Fr. Daly and to him a great debt of gratitude is
due for having made available the thoughts of one of the greatest
of ancient theologians as seen through the eyes of an almost
equally prolific successor in the same central Christian
enterprise." - Heythrop Journal
The brilliant theologian and philosopher Balthasar writes about
Gods involvement with man and mans involvement with God in the Old
and the New Testaments, and how that interaction of the divine with
the human reveals the meaning of true freedom that man is always
hungering for but often strives after in wrong and dangerous ways.
He shows that Gods free revelation of himself in Christ is an
invitation into the realm of absolute and divine freedom, in which
alone human freedom can be fully realized
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