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050 4 _aBX4705.B163 M67 2016
_b18223
100 1 _aMoser, Matthew A. Rothaus.
245 0 0 _aLove itself is understanding :
_bHans Urs von Balthasar's theology of the saints /
_cMatthew A. Rothaus Moser.
264 1 _aMinneapolis :
_bFortress Press,
_c2016.
300 _axxxi, 319 pages ;
_c23 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 297-310) and index.
505 0 _aBalthasar, the Ignatian theologian -- Balthasar on mission -- Saints, truth, and theology -- Truth as love -- "I am the truth" -- Spirit of truth, spirit of love -- Love itself is understanding -- Saintly styles : a case study on Adrienne von Speyr -- Conclusion: Theology and the saints.
520 _aWhat do the saints have to do with truth? Saints and their concern for holiness are often relegated to the realm of spirituality or kitsch, while the search for truth is reserved for the intellectual elite. Truth and spirituality appear to be utterly separate categories. Hans von Balthasar (1905-1988) sets out to reunite truth and holiness by returning the saints to their proper place at the heart of philosophy, theology, and metaphysics. Love Itself is Understanding is one of the first systematic treatments of Balthasar's theology of the saints. Matthew Rothaus Moser presents Balthasar as an alternative to Idealist philosophy, a thinker who develops a religious metaphysics in which the saints' practices of prayer and contemplation are the chief mode of knowing that the Truth of Being is divine love. Love Itself is Understanding casts new light on dominant themes in Balthasars thought and invites a renewed vision of the theological and metaphysical significance of the spiritual practices of prayer, obedience, and charity.--Publisher's description.
600 1 0 _aBalthasar, Hans Urs von,
_d1905-1988.
650 0 _aChristian saints
_xCult
_xHistory of doctrines.
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_cBK
945 _aBX4705.B163
_bM67 2016
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