Theo-Logic Theological Logical Theory: The Spirit Of Truth

by Balthasar, Hans Urs von

• ISBN13: 9780898707205
• ISBN10: 089870720X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-30
• 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

Abbreviations	9	(4)
Preface	13	(2)
Preludes	15	(2)
What Has the Spirit to Do with Logic?	17	(8)
Is a Theology of the Spirit Possible?	25	(8)
Can There Be a Spirit-Christology?	33	(28)
Primitive Christian Spirit-Christology	37	(3)
A ``Speculative Pentecost''	40	(1)
On Hegel's Spirit-Christology	41	(3)
Spirit and Holy Spirit	44	(4)
Biblical Starting Points for a Spirit-Christology	48	(3)
Themes in Modern Christology	51	(10)
The Interpreter	61	(44)
Approaches	63	(6)
``He Will Guide You into All the Truth''	69	(16)
Making God Known	70	(3)
``All the Truth''	73	(5)
The Paraclete	78	(7)
Retrospect	85	(16)
Paul	85	(4)
Luke	89	(3)
Matthew and Mark	92	(4)
Matthew	96	(1)
The Old Covenant	97	(4)
Preview	101	(4)
The Holy Spirit as Person	105	(60)
What Scripture Says	109	(8)
The Fathers. Person in Mystery	117	(14)
Trinitarian Mode of Subsistence	117	(4)
Trinity and Number	121	(7)
Trinity or Energy?	128	(3)
The Middle Ages	131	(12)
Origins	132	(2)
Ways of Thinking	134	(9)
Modern Times	143	(14)
The Tradition	143	(5)
New Departures	148	(9)
Who Is the Spirit?	157	(8)
``The Father's Two Hands''	165	(54)
Introduction	167	(4)
The Dyad in the Act of Revelation	171	(14)
Biblical Aspect	171	(6)
Speculative Aspect	177	(8)
The Dyad Operates in Concert	185	(22)
Divinization and Incorporation	185	(5)
Theoria and Praxis	190	(6)
Concrete and Universal	196	(11)
On the Filioque	207	(12)
The Role of the Spirit in the Work of Salvation	219	(32)
Defining the Question	221	(4)
The Key Words of the Spirit	225	(26)
Gift	225	(11)
Freedom	236	(6)
Testimony	242	(9)
The Spirit and the Church	251	(162)
The Church Becomes World; The World Becomes Church	255	(20)
God's Goal: The Salvation of the World	255	(4)
The Church's Twofold Movement	259	(7)
Justification, Sanctification, Freedom	266	(9)
From the Civitas Dei to the Church	275	(16)
Augustine's Civitas Dei	275	(5)
Paul's Parable of the Cultivated Olive Tree	280	(5)
The Problem of ``Corporate Personality''	285	(6)
Son and Spirit in the Church	291	(16)
``The Lord Is the Spirit''	291	(6)
Withdrawal as a Precondition of the Gift of the Spirit	297	(4)
The Church's Head and Soul?	301	(6)
Spirit: Subjective and Objective	307	(12)
The Meaning and Limits of the Distinction	307	(3)
The Church: Two in One	310	(9)
Objective Spirit	319	(50)
Tradition-Scripture-Church Office	319	(9)
Proclamation and Liturgy	328	(7)
Sacraments	335	(17)
Canon Law	352	(6)
Theology	358	(11)
Subjective Spirit	369	(44)
Spirit and Prayer	369	(8)
Forgiveness	377	(2)
Experience of the Spirit	379	(6)
Discernment of Spirits	385	(20)
The Witness of Life	405	(8)
Spirit and World	413	(18)
The World Dimension	415	(6)
Is the Spirit the Soul of the World?	421	(4)
Reflection	425	(6)
``Upward and Onward to the Father!''	431	(18)
The Return	433	(8)
``The Spirit Searches the Depths of God''	441	(6)
The Invisible Father	447	(2)
Index	449