Hans Urs Von Balthasar and Theological Style : Sketching the Masters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Myers, Christopher, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.

Place of Publication:

London : T&T Clark, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Using Hans Urs von Balthasar's concept of theological style, this book "sketches" the characteristics of foundational theology in distinctly aesthetic terms.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Outline

State of the Question

The Risk of Theological Style

Chapter 1: Theological Style: An Initial Exploration

Theology and Tradition: The Tree and the Treasure House

Theology and Catholicity: The Net and the Constellation

Theology and Sanctity: Charism and Character

Why These Twelve Theologians, Then?

Conclusion

Chapter 2: Sketching the Masters

Learning to See Through the Eyes of Another

Sketching the Masters

Curating a Gallery

Reading as Seeing

Attunement and Sensorium

Christ, the Masterpiece

Chapter 3: Sketching Eros: The Aesthetics of Desire

A Brief Word on Sketching

Dionysius the Areopagite

Bonaventure

Dante

St. John of the Cross

Eros in Herrlichkeit

Chapter 4: Sketching Kairos: The Aesthetics of Time

Irenaeus

Augustine and the Question of the Old and New Covenants

Blaise Pascal

Charles Péguy

Kairos in Herrlichkeit

Chapter 5: Sketching Kenosis: The Aesthetics of Glory

Johann Georg Hamann

Vladamir Soloviev

Glory as Kenosis

Assessing Kenosis

Chapter 6: Sketching Balthasar in Heart of the World

Summary of Heart of the World

Eros, Kairos, and Kenosis in Heart of the World

Balthasar's Charism

Assessing Heart of the World

Anselm and Cor Rectum, the Final Theme

Gerard Manley Hopkins

Bibliography

Index.

ISBN:

979-88-8189-957-8

979-82-16-25588-8

OCLC:

1574805624