Books by Hans Urs von Balthasar

This volume initiates von Balthasar's study of the biblical vision and understanding of God's glory. Starting with the theopanies of the Patriarchal period, it shows how such glory is most fully expressed in the graciousness of the Covenant relationship between God and Israel.

This volume presents a series of studies of representative mystics, theologians, philosophers, and poets and explores the three mainstreams of metaphysics which have developed since the "catastrophe" of Nominalism.

Considers the metaphysical tradition of the contemplation of Being: Homer, the Greek Tragedians, Plato, Plotinus and the development of the tradition in the Middle Ages. Von Balthasar then explores the analogy between the metaphysical vision of Being and the Christian vision of the Trinity.

This text offers a series of earlier Christian theology when the aesthetic view was still held and appreciated. Drawing insights from some of the leading figures of the early Church such as Anselm, Augustine, Bonaventura, Denys and Irenaeus.

This work offers a series of earlier Christian theology when the aesthetic view was still held and appreciated. It draws insights from some of the leading figures of the early Church such as Anselm, Augustine, Bonaventura, Denys and Irenaeus.

This text reviews developments since the Reformation which have led to the neglect of aesthetics in Christian theology. The author then considers the question of theological knowledge, and the nature of Christian believing, drawing widely on such theological figures as Anselm, Pascal and Newman.

This work reflects 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.