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The theology of Karl Barth : exposition and interpretation by Hans Urs von Balthasar is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The theology of Karl Barth : exposition and interpretation about?
Written in 1951 (with a second edition in 1961), this book takes its place within an impressive array of attempts to wrestle with Karl Barth's theology from a Catholic point of view. The book adopts the twofold strategy of presenting an exposition of "the whole of Barth's thought," while doing so for the purpose of a confessional dialogue among theologians. Not to be construed as an "Introduction to the Theology of Karl Barth, Balthasar's effort is to provide a Catholic response which, though not "official", nonetheless seeks to express a common direction and movement within Catholicism. The Theology of Karl Barth shows how a rethinking of basic issues in fundamental theology--concerning the relation of nature and grace, philosophy and theology, the "analogy of being" and the "analogy of faith"--might lead to a rapprochement between the two great rivers of Christianity, without compromising the center of gravity of either. In the process the book makes a major contribution to renewed understanding of Christianity in a secularized modern world. Co-published with Communio Books. "This reflection by one of the century's great Catholic theologians on the theology of one of the century'
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- Author
- Hans Urs von Balthasar
- Publisher
- Communio Books : Ignatius Press
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9788987039800
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion, Philosophy, Religious Studies
- Rating
- 4.11 / 5 (64 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14