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Light in Darkness

Hans Urs Von Balthasar and the Catholic Doctrine of Christ's Descent Into Hell

By: Alyssa Lyra Pitstick

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Light in Darkness

Hans Urs Von Balthasar and the Catholic Doctrine of Christ's Descent Into Hell

By: Alyssa Lyra Pitstick

Alyssa Lyra Pitstick's 'Light in Darkness' - the comprehensive treatment of Balthasar's theology of Holy Saturday - draws on the multiple yet unified resource of authoritative Catholic teaching on Christ's descent to challenge Balthasar's conclusions.

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0802807550

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Light in Darkness

Hans Urs Von Balthasar and the Catholic Doctrine of Christ's Descent Into Hell

By: Alyssa Lyra Pitstick

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Light in Darkness

Hans Urs Von Balthasar and the Catholic Doctrine of Christ's Descent Into Hell

By: Alyssa Lyra Pitstick

He descended into hell. Hans Urs von Balthasar, one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century, placed this affirmation of the Nicene Creed at the heart of his reflection on the world-altering events of Holy Week, asserting that this identification of God with the human experience is at the "absolute center" of the Christian faith. Yet is such a descent to suffering really the essence of Catholic belief about the mystery of Holy Saturday? Alyssa Lyra Pitstick's Light in Darkness -- the first comprehensive treatment of Balthasar's theology of Holy Saturday -- draws on the multiple yet unified resources of authoritative Catholic teaching on Christ's descent to challenge Balthasar's conclusions. Pitstick conducts a thorough investigation of Balthasar's position that Christ suffered in his descent into hell and asks whether that is compatible with traditional teaching about Christ. Light in Darkness is a thorough argument for the existence and authority of a traditional Catholic doctrine of Christ's descent as manifested in creeds, statements of popes and councils, Scripture, and art from Eastern and Western traditions. Pitstick's carefully argued, contrarian work is sure to spur debate across the theological spectrum.

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0802840396

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Christ's Descent into Hell

John Paul II, Joseph Ratzinger, and Hans Urs von Balthasar on the Theology of Holy Saturday

By: Lyra Pitstick

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Christ's Descent into Hell

John Paul II, Joseph Ratzinger, and Hans Urs von Balthasar on the Theology of Holy Saturday

By: Lyra Pitstick

Pope John Paul II and Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI) both held Hans Urs von Balthasar in high regard. Many assume that their praise of Balthasar implies approval of his theology of Holy Saturday, but this book by Lyra Pitstick shows that conclusion to be far from accurate. Pitstick looks at what John Paul II, Joseph Ratzinger, and Hans Urs von Balthasar have said regarding the creedal affirmation that Christ "descended into hell," and she shows that there are radical differences in their conclusions. She then addresses some important questions that follow from these differences: If they disagree, who is right? If John Paul II and Benedict XVI have lauded someone with whom they disagreed, are there implications for papal infallibility? Finally, whose theology best expresses the Catholic doctrine of Christ's descent into hell -- and how can we know? This careful, concise exploration of what three of the twentieth century's most famous Catholic theologians had to say about Christ's descent into hell provides an accessible take on a difficult point of theological debate.

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080286905X

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