by Hans Urs von Balthasar · Ignatius Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780898705720
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«The Laity and the Life of the Counsels» is the theological essay by Hans Urs von Balthasar published by Ignatius Press in paperback (200 pages; in English).
Von Balthasar argues that overcoming the separation between Church and world requires a commitment like leaven in the dough: disappearing to transform it. He studies secular institutes, laypeople living poverty, chastity and obedience in the world, and outlines a theology of the states of life with a survey of the vows and religious life.
Published in 2004, the volume belongs to the Communio collection and gathers essays written by Hans Urs von Balthasar over forty years.
For readers interested in Catholic theology, lay spirituality and the role of secular institutes in the contemporary Church.
Hans Urs von Balthasar was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who is considered one of the most important Catholic theologians of the 20th century. With Joseph Ratzinger and Henri de Lubac, he founded the theological journal Communio. Over the course of his life, he authored 85 books, over 500 articles and essays, and almost 100 translations. He is known for his 15-volume trilogy on beauty, goodness (Theo-Drama), and truth (Theo-Logic).
