The Glory of the Lord, Vol 1 by Hans Urs von Balthasar

It manifests itself only through the personal involvement whereby God himself comes forth to do battle and is both victor and vanquished.

God’s glory, as it appears in the world-supremely in Christ-is not something static that could be observed by a neutral investigator. Here we find his soteriology, where time, freedom, history, power, sin, conflict are seen in the light of the Cross, the culmination of the action and passion of God and man.Īs Balthasar expresses it in the conclusion to his preface: here “we discern the unity of ‘glory’ and the ’dramatic’. Having presented his Christology and Mariology under the sign of the 'Dramatis Personae' in volume 3 of Theo-Drama, von Balthasar now turns to the action of the divine drama itself. The Hans Urs von Balthasar Collection is sure to bring you insight, whether you’re wanting to discover new theological ideas or are seeking a deeper understanding of Christology, eschatology, Mariology, soteriology, and ontology. Finally, in Epilogue Balthasar brings together the three parts of his trilogy by providing an overview and analysis of the preceeding 15 volumes. Here, Balthasar describes the relation of the nature of Jesus Christ (Christology) to reality itself (ontology). The trilogy is completed with the three-volume Theo-Logic. His soteriology, Christology, and eschatology are also developed in this series. Balthasar particularly focuses on the events of Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. The second part of the trilogy, the five-volume Theo-Drama, focuses on theodramatics, the actions of God and our human response. The Glory of the Lord, the seven-volume work on theological aesthetics, introduces theology based on the contemplation of the good, beautiful, and true.

He was devoted to addressing spiritual and practical issues of his time and resisted reductionism and the human focus of modernity, wanting Christians to challenge modern and philosophical assumptions.īalthasar is most famously known for his sixteen-volume systematic theology which is divided into three parts: The Glory of the Lord, Theo-Drama, and Theo-Logic. His works include over 100 books and articles. Hans Urs von Balthasar was considered to be one of the most important Catholic writers and theologians of the twentieth century.

The Glory of the Lord, Vol 1 by Hans Urs von Balthasar