Episode 249: Rick Clements speaking on Von Balthasar in his The Meaning of the World is Love (November 23, 2022)
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This week (November 23rd) on The Open Door we will introduce and explore the work of Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905–1988), widely considered one of the most significant theologians of...
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Among the questions we’ll ask are the following. Please feel free to suggest your own!
1. Richard, could you begin by telling us a bit about yourself? How does a psychologist come to write about a master theologian?
2. Could you give us a brief overview of von Balthasar’s life?
3. What impact has Balthasar had on the Catholic Church?
4. Literature, art, and music help shape his vision. What are some examples of how this works?
5. How, for von Balthasar, is the gift of self the path of love?
6. What role do the true and the good and the beautiful play in his thought? Would he agree, as some suggest, that they are the faces of being?
7. Is integral human fulfillment possible for the skeptic?
8. How would von Balthasar respond to the charge that the doctrine of hell is incompatible with the Christian’s vocation to love?
9. Does von Balthasar’s relation to Adrienne von Speyer strike you as problematic?
10. Balthasar was incredibly prolific. Which of his books would you recommend to someone just starting to read his work?
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