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Guides for the Perplexed
Balthasar A Guide for the Perplexed by Rodney Howsare [Bloomsbury T&T Clark,2009]
Balthasar A Guide for the Perplexed by Rodney Howsare. Published by Bloomsbury T&T Clark,2009, Paperback
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First published August 30, 2009
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September 6, 2009
As one who has read Balthasar since 1988, I highly recommend Rodney Howsare's clearly written, substantive exploration of the heart of Balthasar's thought. This book will be especially helpful to academics because it positions Balthasar relative to other figures like Karl Barth and Karl Rahner. Balthasar's relationship to Thomas Aquinas, Maurice Blondel, and Scholastic Thomism are also addressed as is his current role in Catholic and Protestant theology.
April 13, 2010
A very, very good book giving one an entre into Balthasar's opus. I really learned much from Howsare's great little book. Dr. Howsare is good teacher and his book helps to situate Balthasar's thought in the larger context of contemporary and historical theology. Furthermore, he also does a very job of giving an overview, in broad strokes, of Balthasar's project. I am glad that I read this and believe it will help me as I read more of Balthasar's great body of work.
My only criticism -- and it is minor -- is that there were a number of typos and misprints in the book. "Angleo Scola" instead of "Angelo Scola" at one point; The use of "principal" instead of "principle." An endnote in the final chapter that read, "See the collection of philosophical essays in post-secular philosophy . . ." I am surprised that these and other errors weren't caught before the book made it to print.
My only criticism -- and it is minor -- is that there were a number of typos and misprints in the book. "Angleo Scola" instead of "Angelo Scola" at one point; The use of "principal" instead of "principle." An endnote in the final chapter that read, "See the collection of philosophical essays in post-secular philosophy . . ." I am surprised that these and other errors weren't caught before the book made it to print.
April 29, 2011
This book is an excellent distillation of the theology of Hans Urs Von Balthasar, one the most influential modern Catholic theologians. I would like to give this 5 stars, but unfortunately, Howsare badly needs an editor. Some of the sentences in this book are atrocious gobbledygook. The book itself, with editing, could have been even more clear and shorter.
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