This volume presents more than 1000 selections from the various extant writings of Origen, the Alexandrian theologian. It contains translatations from the original Greek and Latin, added scriptural references in the texts, an index, and bibliographical information.
This volume presents more than 1000 selections from the various extant writings of Origen, the Alexandrian theologian. It contains translatations from...
We are singularly fortunate in having in one volume the key texts from writings, spanning almost all the major themes and questions of the Christian tradition. These selections not only disclose the loveliness of style, the suavity of approach and the intuitive-comtemplative passion which makes his work so distinctive and valuable. America
We are singularly fortunate in having in one volume the key texts from writings, spanning almost all the major themes and questions of the Christian t...
This is an account, at once rigorously theological and warmly devotional, of the death and resurrection of Christ, and their significance for the Christian life. Von Balthasar offers sharp insights into some current controversies--for example, the 'bodiliness' of the Resurrection--and spiritual inspiration for the year round. This scholarly reflection of the climax of the Christian year is an established classic of contemporary Catholic theology.
This is an account, at once rigorously theological and warmly devotional, of the death and resurrection of Christ, and their significance for the C...
Now in a fully corrected edition, one of the true spiritual classics of the twentieth century.
Published for the first time with an index and Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar s afterword, this new English publication of Meditations on the Tarot is the landmark edition of one of the most important works of esoteric Christianity.
Written anonymously and published posthumously, as was the author s wish, the intention of this work is for the reader to find a relationship with the author in the spiritual dimensions of existence. The author wanted not to be thought of...
Now in a fully corrected edition, one of the true spiritual classics of the twentieth century.
Originally published in 1967 (the German title of the original volume translates to The Whole in the Fragment), ATheological Anthropology is described by the author as ""an essay."" Indeed, it is man's history of theology, without firm conclusions, but brilliantly written by one of the foremost theologians of his time. Hans Urs von Balthasar, (1905-1988), a man of towering intellect and extraordinary culture and the author of vast theological works, is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in theology from the twentieth century to the present. He is best known for his major...
Originally published in 1967 (the German title of the original volume translates to The Whole in the Fragment), ATheological Anthropology is described...
Presents a series of studies of representative mystics, theologians, philosophers, and poets and explores the three mainstreams of metaphysics which have deve-loped since the 'catastrophe' of Nominalism.
Presents a series of studies of representative mystics, theologians, philosophers, and poets and explores the three mainstreams of metaphysics whic...
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.
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 ...
