"This book uncovers the theological aesthetics of Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988), by sketching out a phenomenological approach to art and revelation, providing unexpected resources for a contemporary theology of art"--

Bibliographische Detailangaben

1. Verfasser:	Potter, Brett David (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London Lexington Books [2022]
Schlagworte:	Balthasar, Hans Urs von > 1905-1988 Kunst Theologie Ästhetik Balthasar, Hans Urs von / 1905-1988 Aesthetics / Religious aspects / Christianity Christianity and the arts
Zusammenfassung:	"This book uncovers the theological aesthetics of Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988), by sketching out a phenomenological approach to art and revelation, providing unexpected resources for a contemporary theology of art"-- The work of the influential Jesuit theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988) has become a common point of reference in discussing the relationship of theology and the arts. However, the full significance of his theological aesthetics for both the emerging field of theology and the arts, as well as for interdisciplinary conversation with contemporary art and theory, remains to be unfolded. This book explores the ways in which Balthasar's theo-aesthetics, when taken together with his theological dramatics and theo-logic, yield a theologically informed phenomenology of the work of art with rich implications for contemporary theologies of art. By investigating the nature and disclosure of beauty and being through art, Balthasar's theological re-reading of Heidegger, his theo-dramatic relation of all forms to Christ, and his phenomenology of truth, Balthasar's philosophical and theological insights into the nature of art are presented as a resource for a constructive theology of art which "springs" from the depths of his theological aesthetics.
Beschreibung:	viii, 211 Seiten 23 cm
ISBN:	9781793645494