My right ear didn‘t hear any reasons why I should study Balthasar

I do not want to get polemical here, but if you watch this video, realize that this is one of the few loud and proud disciples of Karl Rahner left in English-speaking Catholicism. Her criticisms of Balthasar make a lot of sense in that context, but conversely a follower of Balthasar could say that her way is overly academic, rationalistic, and very possibly a "sitting theology". Also, a lay theologian referring to contraception and the ordination of women as merely controversial topics within the Church it's something Balthasar would have a field day with!

Un noble esprit pénétrant et une œuvre passionnante.

Von Balthasar was at the council and was one of 3 influential dissenters after the council . He could have been a professor but didn’t want to . He also declined being a cardinal twice until Pope JP2 insisted , he died before getting to Rome . This is a man who kept his holy hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament which explains the conviction of his views . You’re aha! Moments never come from
Bye way of texts , they come from the Holy Spirit the Paraclete.

Thank you!

Without Balthasar there would be no Vatican 2. Then oddly enough, there also wouldn’t be traditionalists as he became one of the most vocal critics of the implementation.

Seems prudent to me.

Von Balthazar’s teachings are based on the mystic he promoted Adrienne Von speyr and especially on her version of the decent into Hell by Jesus which is contrary to the council of Trent which says Jesus descended into the paradise of the bosom of Abraham the hell of waiting, and Bishop challenor wrote on this too, St. John of the cross warned of trusting in mysticism.

Amazing how good her critique of the man and work are compared to Dr Taylor Marshall who clearly has an agenda to marginalize Balthazar.

Balthasar n'a pas besoin de ces gens pour être lu

Balthasar was NOT a Hegelian!

Study of a Master at work

interesting. big ideas but don't follow him to closely....talked with humility, tried to understand too much...which seems not a humble thing to do...

I stopped at 6 mins.

Gosh. Homely central.