Balthasar discusses the bodiliness of the resurrection from the radical death of jesus, involving his descent into the place. Project muse dare we hope that all men be saved 1 tim 2. Following is a collection of articles from all sides critiquing balthasar s thought. It is quite clear that anyone who practices theology as a member of the church must profess the churchs creed and the theology implicit in it, both formally and materially. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content margaret m. Balthasar argues that hell is a real possibility, however, there is good reason to hope that in the end, all people may be saved. That all men may be saved with a short discourse on hell, is an excellent introduction into the question universal salvation. A journal of catholic thought and culture winter 2008.
He studied in vienna, berlin, and zurich, and completed his doctorate in german literature in 1928. A truth that is merely handed on, without being thought anew from its very foundations, has lost its vital power. Incredibly prolific and diverse, he wrote over one hundred books and hundreds of articles. Hans christian schmidbaur balthasars trinitatslehre heilsgeschichtliche theologik aus theodramatik, oder nur schnode. This dissertation argues that balthasar views kenotic spiritual practice as the pathway to achieve true human agency. The spiritual and cultural traditions of vast regions of the west are increasingly being called into question. At the heart of the churchs faith in the real presence of christ in the sacrament of the eucharist is a grateful acknowledgment that christ has communicated the very substance of his life to the. He was also the spiritual leader of a religious community in basel, switzerland. Balthasar states this more or less succinctly in his theologic. As a young man, he had considered a career in music or literature, and he was an accomplished pianist. There is an old joke sophisticates like to tell about the pious religious praying at an altar at the national shrine of the immaculate conception.
His faithvision advocates the whole instead of the part, the synthetic rather than the analytic. Theologic is a variation of theology, it being about not so much what man says about god, but what god speaks about himself. Historical contexts and intellectual formation 2015 j. The book is thoroughly christological and that thick foundation makes the book and prayer come alive. Named a cardinal by pope john paul ii, he died shortly before being formally inducted into the coll.
Posing the question we are living in a time when the images of gods and idols are crashing all about us. It is the purpose of this article to introduce some of the themes of balthasars work. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. For balthasar, there can be no theologian who is not at the same time a metaphysician. Not if a universalist is one who claims for certain all men will be saved. Una estetica teologica, encuentro, madrid, 19851989 7 vols. Or, put less sensationally, did he exhibit poor judgment and unwittingly. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the christian and anxiety. Since the question about being as such is the basic question of. Balthasar studied philosophy at the universities of. That is, balthasar does not spend a great deal of his metaphysical reflections differentiating causality, as in aristotle, or discussing the abolition of metaphysics, as is.
Named a cardinal by pope john paul ii, he died shortly before being formally inducted into the college of cardinals. The former, a roman catholic, is famed for his preoccupation with the. Souza balthasar s theology is presented in his theodramatik as the interplay of gods infinite freedom and mans created, finite freedom in a drama that takes. The award in 1987 of the wolfgang amadeus mozart prize in innsbruck was the rounding off of a life whose secret passion had been music. This kenotic pathway to agency is placed in contrast to balthasar s concept of original sin as an attempt by humanity to achieve agency on their. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Incredibly prolific and diverse, he wrote over 100 books and hundreds of articles. Kevin unpicks why that is not quite right and connects with what balthasar has to say about protestantism.
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