{"product_id":"balthasar-for-thomists-9781621643395","title":"Balthasar for Thomists","description":"\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. \u003cem\u003eBalthasar for Thomists\u003c\/em\u003e also serves as a general introduction to Balthasar for those unacquainted with his profound and wide-ranging theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ignatius Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621643395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Aidan Nichols","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662647914652,"sku":"9781621643395","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_821fd57b-13f9-4386-b3a8-0940d7351e2a.jpg?v=1603902358","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/balthasar-for-thomists-9781621643395","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}