Solidarity with the World
Charles Taylor and Hans Urs von Balthasar on Faith, Modernity, and Catholic Mission
Is Christian mission even possible today? In "e;a secular age,"e; is it possible to talk about the goodness of God in a compelling way? How should the church proceed? Carolyn Chau explores the question of Catholic mission in a secular age through a constructive interpretation of the work of two celebrated Catholic thinkers, philosopher Charles Taylor and theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar, arguing that Taylor and Balthasar together offer a promising path for mission today. Les mer
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Is Christian mission even possible today? In "e;a secular age,"e; is it possible to talk about the goodness of God in a compelling way? How should the church proceed? Carolyn Chau explores the question of Catholic mission in a secular age through a constructive interpretation of the work of two celebrated Catholic thinkers, philosopher Charles Taylor and theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar, arguing that Taylor and Balthasar together offer a promising path for mission today. Chau attends to Taylor's account of the conditions of belief today, and the genesis of the sociohistorical limits on contemporary "e;God-talk,"e; as well as his affirmation of certain aspects of Western modernity's "e;culture."e; From Balthasar, Chau sifts out the distinctiveness of his view of the human person as defined by mission, and his encouragement of a kenotic self-understanding of the church. In the end, Chau claims that if modern persons in secular Western societies are seeking fulfillment and integrity, Christian spirituality remains a rich resource on offer.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Wipf and Stock Publishers
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 254
- ISBN
- 9781498235877
- Utgivelsesår
- 2016
- Serie
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Theopolitical Visions