Divine Fruitfulness: A Guide Through Balthasar's Theology Beyond The Trilogy (introduction To Hans Urs Von Balthasar)

This fifth and final book in Aidan Nichols's 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 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. Previous volumes in the Introduction to Hans Urs von Balthasar series available from the Catholic University of America Press are: The Word Has Been Abroad: A Guide Through Balthasar's Aesthetics No Bloodless Myth: A Guide Through Balthasar's Dramatics Say It Is Pentecost: A Guide Through Balthasar's Logic Scattering the Seed: A Guide Through Balthasar's Early Writings on Philosophy and the Arts Aidan Nichols entered the Dominican Order in 1970 and has since worked in Edinburgh, Oslo, Rome, and Cambridge, where he now lives. 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DIVINE TELLING: ON CHRISTIAN LITERATURE 298 CONCLUSION: FRUITFUL REFLECTION 346 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 354 INDEX OF NAMES 356 A 356 B 356 C 356 D 357 E 357 F 357 G 357 H 357 I 357 J 357 K 358 L 358 M 358 N 358 O 358 P 358 R 359 S 359 T 359 U 359 V 359 W 359 INDEX OF SUBJECTS 360 A 360 B 360 C 361 D 363 E 364 F 365 G 365 H 365 I 366 J 367 K 367 L 367 M 367 N 369 O 369 P 369 R 370 S 370 T 371 U 373 V 373 W 373 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 the early works in his widely acclaimed 'Introduction to Hans Urs von Balthasar'. In this final volume he explores all von Balthasar's later 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 Preface vii 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE WIDER OEUVRE 1 PART ONE: SOURCES 2. DIVINE PREDECESSORS: THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH 23 3. DIVINEMENTOR: HENRI DE LUBAC 57 4. DIVINE INTERLOCUTOR: KARL BARTH 75 5. DIVINE HELPMATE: ADRIENNE VON SPEYR 109 PART TWO: THEMES 6. DIVINE CONCEIVING: REVELATION AND THEOLOGY 127 7. DIVINE PROVIDING: TIME AND HISTORY 143 8. DIVINE CLIMAX: THE PASCHALMYSTERY 165 9. DIVINE SOCIETY: THE CHURCH 195 10. DIVINE HANDMAID: THEMOTHER OF THE LORD 229 11. DIVINEMISSIONS: THE SAINTS 237 12. DIVINE LIVING: PRAYER ANDMYSTICISM 259 13. DIVINE TELLING: ON CHRISTIAN LITERATURE 289 CONCLUSION: FRUITFUL REFLECTION 337 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 345 INDEX OF NAMES 347 INDEX OF SUBJECTS 351 Hans Urs von Balthasar is mainly known only through his great multi-volume trilogy "Glory", "Theo-Drama" and "Theo-Logic". This book explores Hans Urs von Balthasar's later works, ranging from journal articles to his major works, such as "Apokalypse der deutschen Seele", to his final short works. It offers a different perspective on von Balthasar. Hans Urs von Balthasar is emerging as a colossus of 20th century theology. More and more of his works are being translated. This volume gives a new perspective on von Balthasar, a contextualising of his trilogy and an illumination of his whole life and work