Balthasar on the spiritual senses : perceiving splendour /
McInroy, Mark.
Revision of author's thesis (Th.D.)--Harvard University, 2009 under title Perceiving splendor : the "doctrine of the spiritual senses" in Hans Urs von Balthasar's theological aesthetic.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-213) and index.
Introduction -- 'In the spirit of Origen': Balthasar's exploration of patristic versions of the spiritual senses -- Balthasar's reading of medieval and early modern versions of the spiritual senses -- The spiritual senses in a modern idiom: Balthasar's contemporary interlocutors -- Balthasar's distinctive rearticulation of the doctrine of the spiritual senses -- Perceiving splendour: the role of the spiritual senses in Balthasar's theological aesthetics -- Seeing (spiritually) is believing: the spiritual senses and faith -- Conclusion.
Balthasar, Hans Urs von, 1905-1988.
Aesthetics
Senses and sensation
Experience (Religion)
Theology, Doctrinal
Perceiving splendor