Mysterium Paschale The Mystery of Easter

by Balthasar, Hans Urs von; Nichols, Aidan

• ISBN13: 9780898708042
• ISBN10: 0898708044
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Ignatius Press

Summary

This is an account, at once rigorously theological and warmly devotional, of the death and resurrection of Christ, and their significance for the Christian life. Von Balthasar offers sharp insights into some current controversies?for example, the 'bodiliness' of the Resurrection?and spiritual inspiration for the year round. This scholarly reflection of the climax of the Christian year is an established classic of contemporary Catholic theology.

Author Biography

Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905–1988) was a Swiss theologian widely regarded as one of the greatest theologians and spiritual writers of modern times. Named a cardinal by Pope John Paul II, he died shortly before being formally inducted into the College of Cardinals. He wrote over one hundred books, including Prayer, Heart of the World, Mary for Today, Love Alone Is Credible, Mysterium Paschale and his major multi-volume theological works: The Glory of the Lord, Theo-Drama and Theo-Logic.

Aidan Nichols, O.P. is a Dominican friar who has taught theology in England, Italy, the United States and Ethiopia.  He held the John Paul II Memorial Lectureship in Roman Catholic Theology and was for many years a Member of the Cambridge University Faculty of Divinity.  He has published over fifty books on a variety of topics in fundamental, historical, and ecumenical theology as well as on the relation of religion to literature and art.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	1	(10)
Incarnation and Passion	11	(38)
The Incarnation as Ordered to the Passion	12	(2)
Endorsement in Scripture	14	(6)
Confirmation in Tradition	20	(3)
The Kenosis and the New Image of God	23	(13)
Literature	36	(13)
The Death of God as Wellspring of Salvation, Revelation and Theology	49	(40)
The Hiatus	49	(3)
The `Word of the Cross' and its Logic	52	(4)
The Cross and Philosophy	56	(10)
The Bridge over the Hiatus	66	(5)
Experiential Approach to the Hiatus	71	(18)
Going to the Cross: Good Friday	89	(59)
Jesus' Life as Directed to the Cross	89	(6)
The Eucharist	95	(5)
The Mount of Olives	100	(7)
Surrender	107	(5)
Trial and Condemnation	112	(7)
The Crucifixion	119	(10)
Cross and Church	129	(7)
Cross and Trinity	136	(12)
Going to the Dead: Holy Saturday	148	(41)
Preliminaries on Method	148	(4)
The New Testament	152	(8)
Solidarity in Death	160	(8)
The Being Dead of the Son of God	168	(21)
Going to the Father: Easter	189	(102)
The Fundamental Theological Affirmation	190	(35)
The Exegetical Situation	225	(21)
The Imagistic Development of the Theological Aspects	246	(45)
Index	291
Bibliography	281