Love's Beauty At the Heart of the Christian Moral Life : the Ethics of Catholic Theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar.

This study develops the ethical theory implicit in the writings of Hans Urs von Balthasar, a prominent twentieth-century Swiss Catholic theologian. Balthasar's attempt to critically retrieve the concept of beauty for Christian theology yields important ethical insights, culminating in an aesthe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barrett, Melanie Susan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.
Colección:Roman Catholic studies.
Temas:
Balthasar, Hans Urs von, > 1905-1988.
Balthasar, Hans Urs von, > 1905-1988
Christian ethics > Catholic authors.
God (Christianity) > Love.
God (Christianity) > Beauty.
Love > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Aesthetics > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Morale chrétienne > Auteurs catholiques.
Dieu (Christianisme) > Amour.
Dieu (Christianisme) > Beauté.
Amour > Aspect religieux > Église catholique.
Esthétique > Aspect religieux > Église catholique.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Ethics.
Aesthetics > Religious aspects > Catholic Church
Christian ethics > Catholic authors
God (Christianity) > Beauty
God (Christianity) > Love
Love > Religious aspects > Catholic Church
Philosophy.
Philosophy & Religion.
Ethics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This study develops the ethical theory implicit in the writings of Hans Urs von Balthasar, a prominent twentieth-century Swiss Catholic theologian. Balthasar's attempt to critically retrieve the concept of beauty for Christian theology yields important ethical insights, culminating in an aesthetic and dramatic theory of ethics: one in which the perception of the beauty of God's love in Christ becomes a foundational experience for moral formation and ongoing ethical discernment.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (334 pages)
ISBN:9780773411982
0773411984

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