Theo-Poetics: Hans Urs Von Balthasar and the Risk of Art and Being - Couverture souple

Carpenter, Anne M.

 
9780268023782: Theo-Poetics: Hans Urs Von Balthasar and the Risk of Art and Being
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0268023786 ISBN 13 : 9780268023782
Editeur : University of Notre Dame Press, 2015

Synopsis

Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988) originated much of twentieth- and twenty-first-century theology's renewed interest in aesthetics. Von Balthasar's theology is both poetic and philosophical, and while this combination is often recognized, it calls for an explanation. In Theo-Poetics: Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Risk of Art and Being, Anne M. Carpenter explores von Balthasar's use of poetry and poetic language, and she offers a detailed analysis of his philosophical presuppositions. Carpenter argues that von Balthasar uses poets and poetic language to make theological arguments because this poetic way of speaking expresses metaphysical truth without reducing one to the other.

Carpenter begins with von Balthasar's very early interests in music, literature, and philosophy, in particular his work, Apocalypse of the German Soul. She explores Glory of the Lord and the trilogy, moving through his despair over the possibility of reconciling art and theology. She uncovers the major characteristics of von Balthasar's metaphysical thinking, discussing his interactions with Thomas Aquinas, Karl Barth, and Martin Heidegger to firmly link Christology, metaphysics, and the expressiveness of language. The book concludes by marshaling its themes into a focused evaluation of von Balthasar's "redeemed" theo-poetic as it comes to expression in the poetry of G. M. Hopkins. Carpenter resituates and reevaluates Hopkins's poetry in a new context, placing him in the school of Aquinas rather than Scotus, and shows us how metaphysics is necessary for a vigorous understanding of language.

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À propos de l?auteur

Anne M. Carpenter is assistant professor of Catholic systematic theology at Saint Mary's College of California.

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Éditeur
University of Notre Dame Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0268023786
ISBN 13 
9780268023782
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
268
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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