In June 1995, Pope John Paul II issued a letter to women in which he speaks of the Marian Principle in the Church. It is a theme which von Balthasar developed throughout many of his writings. This book draws together the main elements of his thought on the subject, with chapters devoted to the place of the Marian principle in tradition and its emergence in a new way today. As well as serving as an introduction to some of the main points of von Balthasar's theology, ecclesiology and Mariology, this work results in a deeper appreciation of where the signs of the Marian principle are to be found in the life of the Church.
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«There are many practical virtues in this fine book. The author not only translates at length the difficult German of von Balthasar, but he also gives us the original so that one can easily see its specific nuances and echoes...It is a sign of a good book to set us thinking, to raise new questions. This splendid thesis brings up some very substantive issues. They concern the core of von Balthasar's thought and ultimately perhaps his place in the history of theology.» (Christopher O' Donnell, Milltown Studies)
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Frankfurt a.M.
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Höhe: 21 cm
Breite: 14.8 cm
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978-3-631-49865-1 (9783631498651)
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The Author: Breandán Leahy was born in 1960. He studied law in U.C.D. and King's Inns, Dublin, philosophy in Holy Cross College, Dublin and theology at the Gregorian University, Rome. Ordained in 1986, he completed his studies at the Gregorian for a doctorate in theology in 1993. At present he lectures in Dogmatic Theology at the Mater Dei Institute of Education and at Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, Dublin. He has published a variety of articles.
Contents: The Second Vatican Council and the Marian Principle in the Church as we move towards the third millennium - Elements of the Marian Principle in the Church - The triad «Mystery, Communion, Mission» as a key to reading von Balthasar's ecclesiology - Mary, Woman overshadowed by the Holy Spirit - Signs of the Marian Principle today.
