Theo-Logic Theological Logical Theory: The Spirit Of Truth

by Balthasar, Hans Urs von

• ISBN13: 9780898707182
• ISBN10: 0898707188
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Ignatius Press

Summary

Theo-Logic is the third and crowning part of the great trilogy of the masterwork of theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar, following his first two parts, The Glory of the Lord and Theo-Drama. This is the third volume of Theo-Logic.

Theo-Logic is a variation of theology, it being about not so much what man says about God, but what God speaks about himself. Balthasar does not address the truth about God until he first reflects on the beauty of God (The Glory of the Lord). Then he follows with his reflections on the great drama of our salvation and the goodness and mercy of the God who saves us (Theo-Drama). Now, in this work, he is ready to reflect on the truth that God reveals about himself, which is not something abstract or theoretical, but rather the concrete and mysterious richness of God's being as a personal and loving God.

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.

Table of Contents

General Introduction	7	(16)
Introduction	23	(12)
Truth as Nature	35	(44)
Preliminary Concept of Truth	35	(8)
The Subject	43	(12)
The Object	55	(6)
Subject and Object	61	(18)
The Object in the Subject	62	(5)
The Subject in the Object	67	(4)
The Double Form of Truth	71	(8)
Truth as Freedom	79	(52)
The Freedom of the Object	80	(28)
The Degrees of Intimacy	84	(18)
The Mystery of Being	102	(6)
The Freedom of the Subject	108	(12)
The Administration of Truth	120	(11)
Truth as Mystery	131	(96)
The World of the Images	132	(47)
The Inessentiality of the Image World	133	(5)
What It Is that Signifies	138	(20)
The Word	158	(21)
Truth as Situation	179	(27)
The Mobility of the Idea	180	(5)
Perspective	185	(3)
Personality	188	(4)
Situation	192	(14)
Mystery	206	(21)
Unveiling and Veiling	206	(10)
Truth, Goodness, Beauty	216	(11)
Truth as Participation	227
Participation and Revelation	227
Finitude and Infinity	244
In God's Safekeeping	254
Confession	267