Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988) was a Swiss theologian widely regarded as one of the greatest theologians and spiritual writers of modern times. Named a cardinal by Pope John Paul II, he died shortly before being formally inducted into the College of Cardinals. He wrote over one hundred books, including Prayer, Heart of the World, Mary for Today, Love Alone Is Credible, Mysterium Paschale and his major multi-volume theological works: The Glory of the Lord, Theo-Drama and Theo-Logic.
"Just as Love Alone Is Credible captures the essence of the
seven-volume The Glory of the Lord, so does Engagement with God
explain his five-volume Theo-Drama. But here he does more: by
setting his account of the drama of Christian discipleship against
the anti-Christian ideologies of the 1960s he brings his theology
to bear on the highest cost of discipleship martyrdom by seeing the
martyr as the mirror of God's own involvement in the human race
through his own martyred Son. One can hardly read a more sober, and
yet exhilarating, account of what it means to live committed to
God's own commitment to the world."
Edward T. Oakes, S. J.Author, Pattern of Redemption: The Theology
of Hans Urs Von Balthasar
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