{"product_id":"love-itself-is-understanding-hans-urs-von-balthasars-theology-of-the-saints-9781451499599","title":"Love Itself Is Understanding: Hans Urs Von Balthasar's Theology of the Saints","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat do the saints have to do with truth? Saints and their concern for holiness are often relegated to the realm of spirituality or kitsch, while the search for truth is reserved for the intellectual elite. Truth and spirituality appear to be utterly separate categories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHans Urs von Balthasar (19051988) set out to reunite truth and holiness by returning the saints to their proper place at the heart of philosophy, theology, and metaphysics. \u003cb\u003eLove Itself Is Understanding\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the first systematic treatments of Balthasars theology of the saints. Matthew Rothaus Moser presents Balthasar as an alternative to Idealist philosophy, a thinker who develops a religious metaphysics in which the saints practices of prayer and contemplation are the chief mode of knowing that the truth of Being is divine love. \u003cb\u003eLove Itself Is Understanding\u003c\/b\u003e casts new light on dominant themes in Balthasars thought and invites a renewed vision of the theological and metaphysical significance of the spiritual practices of prayer, obedience, and charity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew A. Rothaus Mose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451499599\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44939148623987,"sku":"9781451499599","price":87.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1e5ab5c2-d434-426b-b3c4-6cf1ee430fba.jpg?v=1778249457","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/love-itself-is-understanding-hans-urs-von-balthasars-theology-of-the-saints-9781451499599","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}