Theo-Logic Theological Logical Theory: The Spirit Of Truth

by Balthasar, Hans Urs von

• ISBN13: 9780898707199
• ISBN10: 0898707196
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-31
• 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.

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

Preliminary Note	11	(2)
The Johannine Entryway	13	(1)
``I Am the Truth''	13	(3)
Truth as ``Glory'' and ``Goodness''	16	(5)
Truth as Fullness	21	(4)
Divine and Human Logic	25	(38)
Logic and Love	27	(8)
The Exigency of Logos	27	(2)
The Logic of Love	29	(6)
Ana-logical Logic in the Worldly Realm	35	(28)
The Triadic Structure of Worldly Logic	35	(2)
Imagines Trinitatis in Finite Being	37	(6)
Dialectic and Dialogic as Theo-Logic	43	(3)
Hegel	46	(3)
The Dialogicians	49	(10)
Fruitfulness	59	(4)
The Possibility of Christology	63	(60)
The Logos Declares Himself	65	(22)
The Failure of the Images	65	(1)
Christ as the Expositor of the Invisible Father	66	(2)
Jesus as the Wholly Other and the Same	68	(5)
Truth in Similitude [Gleichnis]	73	(8)
Transcending Immanence and Immanencing Transcendence	81	(6)
Negative Theology?	87	(36)
The Place of Negative Theology	87	(8)
The Search for God in the Light of the Bible	95	(4)
On the Church's Reception of Negative Theology	99	(8)
Un-word and Super-word	107	(16)
Logos and Logic in God	123	(48)
Approaches and Demarcations	125	(26)
Jesus' Relationship to the Father and the Spirit	125	(3)
Identity and Difference in God	128	(1)
The Essence of God in the Hypostases	128	(7)
Love Cannot Be Anticipated by Thought	135	(3)
The Essential Properties in the Light of the Hypostases	138	(13)
The Position of the Logos in God	151	(20)
The Logos between the Father and the Spirit	151	(6)
Toward a Definition of the Processions	157	(1)
The Problem	157	(8)
Word, Son, Image, Expression	165	(6)
Kata-logical Aspects	171	(48)
Trinitarian Difference and Ontological Difference	173	(14)
Trinity and Transcendentals	173	(6)
Divine and Creaturely Difference	179	(8)
Fulfillments from Above	187	(32)
Christ Unifies Cosmic Polarity	187	(7)
Christ: The Consummator of the Sciences	194	(6)
The Trinitarian Structure of History	200	(9)
God, Cosmos, God-man	209	(10)
The Word Was Made Flesh	219	(144)
Verbum-Caro	221	(60)
The Question Becomes Acute	221	(1)
``Flesh''	221	(3)
Why ``Flesh''?	224	(10)
The Word as Contradiction	234	(7)
Transcendental Expectation?	241	(3)
Expectant Vanity	244	(4)
The Language of the Flesh	248	(1)
Language as Expression	249	(3)
Speech and Image	252	(2)
The Birth of the Word	254	(2)
Myth	256	(8)
Icon	264	(6)
Symbol, Metaphor	270	(6)
The Silent Deed	276	(5)
Factum Est	281	(36)
The Fact	281	(1)
As the Starting Point of All Theology	281	(1)
In the Eternal Origin	282	(2)
In Transition	284	(2)
Vision and Faith	286	(4)
Freedom and Temptation	290	(6)
Dimensions	296	(1)
Verbum-Caro: Trinitarian Dimensions	296	(3)
Verbum-Caro as Unity	299	(2)
Verbum-Caro: Total Humanity	301	(6)
Verbum-Caro: Church and Cosmos	307	(4)
Verbum-Caro and Analogy	311	(6)
Caro Peccati	317	(46)
Contradiction	317	(1)
Dialectic and the Lie	317	(3)
Diabolic and Negativity	320	(3)
``Caro Peccati'' [Flesh of Sin]	323	(4)
Theo-Logic in a Dialectical Key?	327	(1)
The Language of Scripture	327	(8)
Theology of Contradiction	335	(10)
Hell and Trinity	345	(18)
Conclusion	363	(4)
Index	367