Hans Urs von Balthasar

The Reverend

Hans Urs von Balthasar
The Reverend; Hans Urs von Balthasar
Born	12 August 1905; Lucerne, Switzerland
Died	26 June 1988 (aged 82); Basel, Switzerland
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Roman Catholic)
Church	Latin Church
Ordained	1936 (priest) by Cardinal Faulhaber
Academic background
Influences	Rudolf Allers; Anselm of Canterbury; Thomas Aquinas; Karl Barth; Martin Buber; Henri de Lubac; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; Romano Guardini; G. W. F. Hegel; Friedrich Hölderlin; Ignatius of Loyola; Irenaeus; Maximus the Confessor; Origen; Plato; Erich Przywara; Adrienne von Speyr;
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
Sub-discipline	Christology; soteriology; systematic theology; theological aesthetics;
School or tradition	Nouvelle théologie
Influenced	Robert Barron; Stratford Caldecott; David Bentley Hart; Dietrich von Hildebrand; Jean-Luc Marion; John Milbank; Aidan Nichols; Thierry de Roucy; Raymund Schwager; Eric Voegelin;
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Hans Urs von Balthasar (12 August 1905 – 26 June 1988) was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who is considered one of the most important Catholic theologians of the 20th century. With Joseph Ratzinger and Henri de Lubac, he founded the theological journal Communio. Over the course of his life, he authored 85 books, over 500 articles and essays, and almost 100 translations. He is known for his 15-volume trilogy on beauty (The Glory of the Lord), goodness (Theo-Drama), and truth (Theo-Logic).

Pope John Paul II announced his choice of Balthasar to become a cardinal, but he died shortly before the consistory. Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) said in his funeral oration for Balthasar that "he is right in what he teaches of the faith" and that he "points the way to the sources of living water."

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