[PAR] [TLE] Hans Urs von Balthasar [SEP] Hans Urs von Balthasar (12 August 1905 – 26 June 1988) was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who was to be created a cardinal of the Catholic Church but died before the ceremony.  He is considered one of the most important Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century. [PAR] [TLE] Mysterium Paschale [SEP] Mysterium Paschale.  The Mystery of Easter (German: "Theologie der Drei Tage" ) is a 1970 book by the Swiss theologian and Catholic priest Hans Urs von Balthasar.  It offers an account of the death and resurrection of Christ, and their significance for the Christian life.  Balthasar discusses the "bodiliness" of the Resurrection from the "radical" death of Jesus, involving his descent into the place of the dead on Holy Saturday.  Balthasar's willingness to assume the nature and the consequence of his sin makes him, as well as the reader, extrapolate that God can endure and conquer godlessness, abandonment, and death.  In the "Preface to the Second Edition", Balthasar takes a cue from Revelation (Vulgate: "agni qui occisus est ab origine mundi", NIV: "the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world") to explore the idea that, from the "immanent Trinity" up to the "economic" One, "God is love" consists in an "eternal super-kenosis".
[PAR] [TLE] Hans Urs von Balthasar [ SEP ] Hans Urs von Balthasar ( 12 August 1905 – 26 June 1988 ) was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who was to be created a cardinal of the Catholic Church but died before the ceremony . He is considered one of the most important Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century . [PAR] [TLE] Mysterium Paschale [ SEP ] Mysterium Paschale . The Mystery of Easter ( German : " Theologie der Drei Tage " ) is a 1970 book by the Swiss theologian and Catholic priest Hans Urs von Balthasar . It offers an account of the death and resurrection of Christ , and their significance for the Christian life . Balthasar discusses the " bodiliness " of the Resurrection from the " radical " death of Jesus , involving his descent into the place of the dead on Holy Saturday . Balthasar 's willingness to assume the nature and the consequence of his sin makes him , as well as the reader , extrapolate that God can endure and conquer godlessness , abandonment , and death . In the " Preface to the Second Edition " , Balthasar takes a cue from Revelation ( Vulgate : " agni qui occisus est ab origine mundi " , NIV : " the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world " ) to explore the idea that , from the " immanent Trinity " up to the " economic " One , " God is love " consists in an " eternal super - kenosis " .
Which author of a 1970 book about Easter is considered one of the most important Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century?
Which author of a 1970 book about Easter is considered one of the most important Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century ?
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Hans Urs von Balthasar