{"product_id":"balthasar-for-thomists-paperback","title":"Balthasar for Thomists - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAidan Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents of Catholic theology are often presented with a choice between Thomas Aquinas and Hans Urs von Balthasar as the best masters to follow. What starts as a genial rivalry can sometimes morph into a less well-tempered competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince Aquinas is the classic theologian of the Latin tradition, readers and devotees of Balthasar can hardly repudiate Thomas. But Thomists are under no comparable obligation to develop a sympathy for Balthasar. This study by a highly-respected Dominican theologian seeks to show the many debts of Balthasar to Aquinas, as well as the points where Balthasar departs from Thomas, or goes beyond him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFather Nichols concludes that, while constituting an original form of Catholic thought, Balthasarianism may be regarded as a synthesis of the influences of St. Thomas and his Franciscan contemporary, St. Bonaventure. \u003ci\u003eBalthasar for Thomists\u003c\/i\u003e also serves as a general introduction to Balthasar for those unacquainted with his profound and wide-ranging theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAidan Nichols, O.P.\u003c\/b\u003e, is a Dominican friar who has taught theology in England, Italy, the United States, and Ethiopia. He held the John Paul II Memorial Lectureship in Roman Catholic Theology and was for many years a Member of the Cambridge University Faculty of Divinity. He has published over fifity books on a variety of topics in fundamental, historical, and ecumenical theology, as well as on the relation of religion to literature and art. His books include \u003ci\u003eLovely Like Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConciliar Octet, Figuring Out the Church, Rome and the Eastern Churches\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Theologian's Enterprise.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162582618247,"sku":"9781621643395","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d8866ce442330dda11a98d6e9c5d8674.webp?v=1733290583","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/balthasar-for-thomists-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}