Divine Fruitfulness
A Guide through Balthasar's Theology beyond the Trilogy
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780567089335
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 22/02/2007
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 23.4 cm
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 theearly worksin his widely acclaimed 'Introduction to Hans Urs von Balthasar'.In this final volume he explores all von Balthasar'slater 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.
Introduction; 1. Divine Beginnings: Music; 2. Divine Beginnings: Art and Religion; 3. Divine Beginnings: Theology; 4. Divine Discontent: German Thought and Letters; 5. Divine Predecessors: The Fathers of the Church; 6. Divine Interlocutor: Karl Barth; 7. Divine Helpmate: Adrienne von Speyr; 8. Divine Preparing: The Elder Covenant; 9. Divine Providing: Time and History; 10. Divine Climax: The Paschal Mystery; 11. Divine Society: The Church, Our Lady, The Saints; 12. Divine Living: Prayer and the Religious Life; 13. Divine Telling: On Christian Literature; 14. Conclusion: Fruitful Reflection; Bibliography; Index.
"Since any single chapter can easily stand on its own, Nichols' book holds great potential for classroom use...the volume rounds out an unimposing entryway to a formidable theologican." -Daniel B. Gallagher, Horizons, Fall 2008