Theo-Logic Theological Logical Theory: The Spirit Of Truth,9780898707199

Theo-Logic Theological Logical Theory: The Spirit Of Truth

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ISBN13: 9780898707199
ISBN10: 0898707196
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-10-31
Publisher(s): Ignatius Press
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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

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