Perceiving Revelation Here and Now: Insights from Walter Ong and Hans Urs von Balthasar
This essay argues that the research of Walter J. Ong, S.J. (d. 2003) is an important supplement for theological aesthetics, especially of the sort espoused by Hans Urs von Balthasar. Although Ong wrote relatively little theology proper, there is a surprising degree of confluence between Ong's l...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2020]
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Modern theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 281-297 |
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Ong, Walter J. 1912-2003
/ Balthasar, Hans Urs von 1905-1988
/ Catholic theology
/ Phenomenology
/ Aesthetics
/ Revelation
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| RelBib Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church NBB Doctrine of Revelation VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | This essay argues that the research of Walter J. Ong, S.J. (d. 2003) is an important supplement for theological aesthetics, especially of the sort espoused by Hans Urs von Balthasar. Although Ong wrote relatively little theology proper, there is a surprising degree of confluence between Ong's leading ideas in media/communication theory and Balthasar's ideas about how our perception of beauty is of a piece with divine revelation. I relate their respective insights in three particular areas: (1) the phenomenology of spiritual perception; (2) the role of technology vis-à-vis revelation; and (3) the theology of the Word of God as word. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-0025 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Modern theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/moth.12523 |