initiates von Balthasar's study of the biblical vision and understanding of God's glory. Starting with the theopanies of the Patriarchal period, it shows how such glory is most fully expressed in the graciousness of the Covenant relationship between God and Israel.
In this final volume of his great work, von Balthasar reflects on the New Testament vision of God's revelation of his glory in Christ. This divine 'appearing' is grounded in the self-emptying of the eternal logos in the incarnation, cross and descent into hell. Christ is the man who represents God and is also God; he is a symbol of the worls and is also the world. he dies, but in dying rises in…
"A major contribution providing new impetus for ecumenical inquiry. A rich and multifaceted argument for the comprehensive and global implications of particular formational processes within Christian faith communities." --Anna Marie Aargaard "...this is a thoughtful and provocative book. It has been a long time since I read anything that seemed so hopeful about a movement that looks so diff…
Saya senang mengikuti pola garapan buku ini. Ulasan mulai dengan mendalami beberapa dokumen Konsili Vatikan II dan belasan Ajaran Sosial Gereja sejak Rerum Novarum oleh Paus Leo XIII (1891) hingga Sri Paus Fransiskus. Sesudah itu, masalah dikaji dalam perspektif pemikiran politik klasik hingga kontemporer, serta diakhiri dengan usulan modul dan proses kaderisasi, mempersiapkan tugas kerasulan a…
The Oxford Handbook of Mission Studies represents more than a century of scholarship related to the theology, history, and methodology of the propagation of Christian faith and the engagement of Christians with cultures, religions, and societies worldwide. It contains more than 40 articles by experts from different disciplinary and ecclesial perspectives, who are from all continents. It not onl…
This book provides a comprehensive exploration of Asian Christianity and Theology, with emphasis on how it has developed in different parts of the continent and in the different eras, especially since the end of colonialism in Asia. Asian Theology refers to a unique way of theological reflection characterized by specific methodologies that evolved in postcolonial Asia. Premised on the thin…
For much of his life, Pascal (1623-62) worked on a magnum opus which was never published in the form the philosopher intended. Instead, Pascal left a mass of fragments, some of them meant as notes for the Apologie. These became known as the Pensées, and they occupy a crucial place in Western philosophy and religious writing. This translation is the only one based on the Pensées as Pascal left…
Reformasi bukan hanya membuka keran demokratisasi serta kebebasan berekspresi yang sempat macet selama era totalitarianisme Orde Baru, melainkan juga menjebol tanggul besar sehingga ideologi-ideologi asing berupa revivalisme politik Islam membanjiri negeri kita. Tak butuh waktu lama, lahirlah gerakan-gerakan dan ormas-ormas Islam revivalis dengan bermacam variannya, seperti Tarbiyah, Partai Kea…