Explorations in Theology, vol. 2: Spouse of the Word

by Hans Urs von Balthasar

Publisher:

Ignatius

, 1991

Overview

In this volume, Balthasar looks at the Church, “the Bride of Christ,” as both unspotted and unfaithful—the Church of saints and of sinners. He goes through Scripture and tradition looking at both sides of the Church and what they mean.

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Key Features

• Unveils a thorough synopsis of Balthasar’s theological thought
• Links every cross-reference to the Church Fathers and to other works of Balthasar
• Presents practical and invigorating theological ideas

Contents

• Part One
  • The Contemporary Experience of the Church
  • Fides Christi: An Essay on the Consciousness of Christ
  • Office in the Church
  • Who Is the Church?
  • Casta Meretrix
  • The Church and Israel
• Part Two
  • Charis and Charisma
  • The Layman and the Church
  • Philosophy, Christianity, Monasticism
  • Priestly Existence
  • Toward a Theology of the Secular Institute
• Part Three
  • Liturgy and Awe
  • Seeing, Hearing, and Reading within the Church
  • Seeing, Believing, Eating
  • Eucharistic Congress 1960

Top Highlights

“that which is heard comes upon us, without our being informed in advance, and it lays hold of us without our being asked” (Page 475)

“It is in the highest degree symbolic that only our eyes—not our ears—have lids” (Page 475)

Product Details

• Title: Spouse of the Word: Explorations in Theology II
• Author: Hans Urs von Balthasar
• Series: Explorations in Theology
• Volume: II
• Publisher: Ignatius
• Print Publication Date: 1991
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 490
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Theology
• ISBNs: 9780898702668, 9780898704372, 9780898705430, 0898702666, 0898704375, 0898705436
• Resource ID: LLS:XPLRTNSTHLGY02
• Resource Type: Systematic Theology
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T21:12:30Z

About Hans Urs von Balthasar

Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905–1988) was a Swiss Roman Catholic theologian. Along with Karl Rahner, Balthasar is one of the most important Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century.