The Ethics of Catholic Theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar Barrett, Melanie Susan. creator text Electronic books. xx Lewiston Edwin Mellen Press 2009 monographic eng

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1 online resource (334 p.) 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. Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Table of Abbreviations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Why Aesthetics? Ethical, Metaphysical, and Epistemological Considerations; I.1.Approaching Ethics "Aesthetically": Problems and Solutions; I.2.Elimination of Aesthetics from Theology: The Protestant Side; I.3.Elimination of Aesthetics from Theology: The Catholic Side; I.4.Toward a Solution: Clarifying the Task at Hand; 1.5. Constructing a Theological Aesthetics: Philosophical Assumptions; I.6. Perceiving the Divine: Is Natural Religion Possible? Chapter 2: Theological Perception: Contemplating Christ "Aesthetically"II.1. God Reveals Himself to Us; II.2. How Do We Recognize Jesus as God? Balthasar's Aesthetic Theory of Theological Perception; II.3. Conclusion; Chapter 3: Spiritula and Moral Response to the Glory of God in Christ; III.1. One Possible Response: Refusing God's Love; III.2. Another Response to God's Love: Love Awakens Love; III.3. Attunement to God; III.4. Attunement to God in Christ; III.5. Christian Obedience: Limits and Qualifications; III.6. Christian Action: Being Sent on a Mission; III.7. Conclusion Chapter 4: The Christian Moral LifeIV.1. Becoming Virtuous: Christ as Concrete Ethical Norm; IV.2. Love's Perfectionist Orientation: All Are Called to Love Perfectly; IV.3. The Process of Moral Formation; IV.4. Conclusion; Chapter 5: Further Refining Balthasar's Ethics; V.1. Christian Moral Judgment; V.2. Conclusion: Critiquing Balthasar's Ethics; Bibliography; Index; Description based upon print version of record. Aesthetics -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church Balthasar, Hans Urs von, 1905-1988 Christian ethics -- Catholic authors God (Christianity) -- Beauty God (Christianity) -- Love Love -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church Philosophy Religion 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 RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics BJ1249 .B32 2009 241.042092 241/.042092 Barrett, Melanie Susan Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press,c2009 9780773411982 (electronic bk.) 0773411984 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=956231 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=467207 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=956231 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=467207 EBLCP 120709 20200709055549.0 ocn798536336 eng