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Origen: Spirit and Fire: A Thematic Anthology of His WritingsTranslated by Robert J. Daly, S.J.
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Origen: Spirit and Fire: A Thematic Anthology of His WritingsTranslated by Robert J. Daly, S.J.
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Originally published in German in 1938, this highly acclaimed volume presents more than one thousand selections from the various extant writings of Origen. Robert Daly has retranslated the majority of these texts from the original Greek and Latin, added the scriptural references and an index, and included updated bibliographical information.
Publisher Marketing: This volume presents more than 1000 selections from the various extant writings of Origen, the Alexandrian theologian. It contains translatations from the original Greek and Latin, added scriptural references in the texts, an index, and bibliographical information.
Contributor Bio: Von Balthasar, Hans Urs Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-88), a Swiss theologian and priest, is considered by many the most important Catholic theologian of the twentieth century. Incredibly prolific and diverse, he wrote over one hundred books and many hundreds of articles. A favorite theologian and spiritual writer of Pope Francis, as well as the two previous Popes, he was called the most cultured man of our time by Henri de Lubac, and Karl Rahner described his achievements as really breathtaking. Contributor Bio: Daly, Robert J Robert J. Daly, S. J., Emeritus Professor of Theology at Boston College, is the author of "Christian Sacrifice"and "The Origins of the Christian Doctrine of Sacrifice. "His recent articles, mostly in "Theological Studies", have focused on Eucharist, sacrifice, and atonement.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 28, 2001 |
ISBN13 | 9780813210223 |
Publishers | The Catholic University of America Press |
Genre | Religious Orientation > Catholic - Religious Orientation > Christian |
Pages | 416 |
Dimensions | 152 × 228 × 32 mm · 333 g |
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