Solidarity with the World: Charles Taylor and Hans Urs Von Balthasar on Faith, Modernity, and Catholic Mission

Carolyn A Chau

Solidarity with the World: Charles Taylor and Hans Urs Von Balthasar on Faith, Modernity, and Catholic Mission
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cascade Books
Country
United States
Published
15 November 2016
Pages
254
ISBN
9781498285261

Solidarity with the World: Charles Taylor and Hans Urs Von Balthasar on Faith, Modernity, and Catholic Mission

Carolyn A Chau

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Is Christian mission even possible today? In a secular age, is it possible to talk about the goodness of God in a compelling way? How should the church proceed? Carolyn Chau explores the question of Catholic mission in a secular age through a constructive interpretation of the work of two celebrated Catholic thinkers, philosopher Charles Taylor and theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar, arguing that Taylor and Balthasar together offer a promising path for mission today. Chau attends to Taylor’s account of the conditions of belief today, and the genesis of the sociohistorical limits on contemporary God-talk, as well as his affirmation of certain aspects of Western modernity’s culture. From Balthasar, Chau sifts out the distinctiveness of his view of the human person as defined by mission, and his encouragement of a kenotic self-understanding of the church. In the end, Chau claims that if modern persons in secular Western societies are seeking fulfillment and integrity, Christian spirituality remains a rich resource on offer.

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