Divine fruitfulness : a guide through Balthasar's theology beyond the trilogy / Aidan Nichols.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nichols, Aidan.

Series:

Nichols, Aidan. Introduction to Hans Urs von Balthasar

Introduction to Hans Urs von Balthasar

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Balthasar, Hans Urs von, 1905-1988.

Balthasar, Hans Urs von.

Physical Description:

viii, 364 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T&T Clark, [2007]

Summary:

This fifth and final book in Aidan Nichols' Introduction to Hans Urs von Balthasar series covers Balthasar's prodigious output from the 1940s to his death in 1988, leaving aside the great multi-volume trilogy. Nichols identifies Balthasar's most significant sources, including the Church Fathers (especially Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Maximus the Confessor and Augustine), Henri de Lubac, Karl Barth and Adrienne von Speyr. He then guides the reader through Balthasar's works thematically, covering fundamental theological themes (revelation and theology, divine providence, the paschal mystery), Mary and the church, the saints, prayer and mysticism, and Christian literature. Readers familiar with Balthasar's corpus will immediately recognize the major works on which Nichols draws. Throughout, Nichols calls attention to the way in which these writings fill out and complete the trilogy. With its division of well-chosen sources and themes, the book serves as an introduction not only to Balthasar's later work but also to the whole of his theology. Nichols, with his typical clear and elegant style, sets forth a comprehensive picture of Balthasar's thought and the impact it may have on Catholic theology.

Contents:

Introduction to the wider oeuvre

Sources

Divine predecessors : the Fathers of the Church

Divine mentor : Henri de Lubac

Divine interlocutor : Karl Barth

Divine helpmate : Adrienne von Speyr

Themes

Divine conceiving : revelation and theology

Divine providing : time and history

Divine climax : the Paschal mystery

Divine society : the Church

Divine handmaid : the mother of the Lord

Divine missions : the saints

Divine living : prayer and mysticism

Divine telling : on Christian literature

Conclusion: fruitful reflection.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0813214815

9780813214818

0567089339

9780567089335

OCLC:

70251195