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Balthasar for Thomists
Students of Catholic theology are often presented with a choice between Thomas Aquinas and Hans Urs von Balthasar as the best masters to follow. What starts as a genial rivalry can sometimes morph into a less well-tempered competition.
Since Aquinas is the classic theologian of the Latin tradition, readers and devotees of Balthasar can hardly repudiate Thomas. But Thomists are under no comparable obligation to develop a sympathy for Balthasar. This study by a highly-respected Dominican theologian seeks to show the many debts of Balthasar to Aquinas, as well as the points where Balthasar departs from Thomas, or goes beyond him.
Father Nichols concludes that, while constituting an original form of Catholic thought, Balthasarianism may be regarded as a synthesis of the influences of St. Thomas and his Franciscan contemporary, St. Bonaventure. Balthasar for Thomists also serves as a general introduction to Balthasar for those unacquainted with his profound and wide-ranging theology.
Book Details
- Publisher: Ignatius Press
- Publish Date: Jul 7th, 2020
- Pages: 244
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.90in - 6.00in - 0.80in - 0.65lb
- EAN: 9781621643395
- Categories: • Theology• Christianity - Catholic
About the Author
Aidan Nichols, O.P., is a Dominican friar who has taught theology in England, Italy, the United States, and Ethiopia. He held the John Paul II Memorial Lectureship in Roman Catholic Theology and was for many years a Member of the Cambridge University Faculty of Divinity. He has published over fifity books on a variety of topics in fundamental, historical, and ecumenical theology, as well as on the relation of religion to literature and art. His books include Lovely Like Jerusalem, Conciliar Octet, Figuring Out the Church, Rome and the Eastern Churches, and The Theologian's Enterprise.
Praise for this book
"Father Nichols, author of both a sympathetic study of Balthasar and a sympathetic study of Garrigou-Lagrange, brings his extraordinary eloquence and erudition to the task of introducing Balthasar to Thomists and, indeed, to anyone who loves Christ. His ability to illuminate Balthasar's intentions is masterful, and his respect for contemporary Balthasarian and Thomistic contributions to the Catholic theological symphony is exemplary. This book is a work of love, and hope."
-- Matthew Levering, Ph.D., James N. and Mary D. Perry Jr. Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary
"This work shows that the theological systems of Aquinas and Balthasar are not diverse universes, but more like two planets circling the same Sun, illumined by the same Light, though refracted differently due to distinct historical, cultural, and philosophical atmospheres."
-- Douglas Bushman, S.T.L., Pope St. John Paul II Chair of Theology, Augustine Institute
"This book is a must-read for graduate students in systematic theology. Sauntering in where disciples of the Angelic Doctor have feared to tread, Fr. Nichols shows Thomist teenagers how to appreciate von Balthasar, and Balthasarian hipsters why the injunction to 'go to Thomas' still matters. In this work, we see the symphonic unity of the greatest of the mediaeval Schoolmen and the greatest of modern theologians."
-- Francesca Aran Murphy, Ph.D., Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
"This is a masterful intervention in an important dialogue, which opens the way toward a rapprochement between adherents to the school of the great St. Thomas Aquinas and those who, with Benedict XVI, are 'enraptured' by Balthasar's theological vision and spiritual depth."
-- Margaret M. Turek, S.T.D., Chair of Dogmatic Theology, St. Patrick's Seminary and University
"A compelling, thought-provoking, and important contribution to a vital conversation. Aidan Nichols offers theologians an entry point into a powerful exchange of ideas. When many too readily build straw men and rarely acknowledge legitimate differences in theological opinion, this work shows what happens when Balthasar and St. Thomas are unleashed in concert."
-- Anthony Lilles, S.T.D., Academic Dean, St. Patrick's Seminary and University