{"product_id":"life-out-of-death-meditations-on-the-paschal-mystery-9781586171445","title":"Life Out of Death: Meditations on the Paschal Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath and dying are inseparably linked with life. They are self-evident and at the same time cannot be grasped by reason alone - they are ordinary, and yet so incredible. In these meditations, the acclaimed theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar investigates this great mystery. He asks about the contradiction, inherent in all men, of wishing to achieve something \"imperishable in transitoriness\" and gives an answer culled from the Scriptures and from the Church Fathers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn looking at this contradiction that appears to be irreconcilable from a purely human perspective, Balthasar tries to find something in the human existence that the Christian solution can take up, for if there was nothing, one would not see how Christianity could connect to our existence at all. This starting-point becomes fully visible and effective only when the Christian interpretation itself becomes evident, otherwise it remains open to dangerous misinterpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe emphasis lies in the word \"mystery\". The reader must meditate on these profound ideas which are demanding both in language and contents - then the reading will inspire him with insights and prospects that will, while not resolving the paradox \"that everything earthly is inscribed on the sand of transitoriness\", will anchor it in the Christian faith, which claims that man is eternal and that God himself became man in the person of Jesus Christ to help us attain to that eternal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans Urs von Balthasar \u003c\/b\u003e(1905-1988) was a Swiss theologian widely regarded as one of the greatest theologians and spiritual writers of modern times. Named a cardinal by Pope John Paul II, he died shortly before being formally inducted into the College of Cardinals. He wrote over one hundred books, including \u003ci\u003ePrayer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeart of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMary for Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove Alone Is Credible\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMysterium Paschale \u003c\/i\u003eand his major multi-volume theological works: \u003ci\u003eThe Glory\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof the Lord\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTheo-Drama \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTheo-Logic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515858489618,"sku":"9781586171445","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0f195fec-def8-48ea-bcb1-bcadbdfa1073.jpg?v=1731013722","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/life-out-of-death-meditations-on-the-paschal-mystery-9781586171445","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}