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Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar (19051988) originated much of twentieth- and twenty-first-century theologys renewed interest in aesthetics. Von Balthasars theology is both poetic and philosophical, and while this combination is often recognized, it calls for an explanation. In Theo-Poetics: Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Risk of Art and Being, Anne M. Carpenter explores von Balthasar's use of poetry and poetic language, and she offers a detailed analysis of his philosophical presuppositions. Carpenter argues that von Balthasar uses poets and poetic language to make theological arguments because this poetic way of speaking expresses metaphysical truth without reducing one to the other. Carpenter begins with von Balthasar's very early interests in music, literature, and philosophy, in particular his work, Apocalypse of the German Soul . She explores Glory of the Lord and the trilogy, moving through his despair over the possibility of reconciling art and theology. She uncovers the major characteristics of von Balthasar's metaphysical thinking, discussing his interactions with Thomas Aquinas, Karl Barth, and Martin Heidegger to firmly link Christology, metaphysics, and the
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- Author
- Anne Michelle Carpenter
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780262291323
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion, Philosophy, Literary Fiction