In this theological masterpiece on the ministry of the Pope (the Petrine Office) and the nature of the Church, the great Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar examines what he calls the anti-Roman attitude-a widespread hostility toward the Papacy. Unfortunately, this attitude exists even within the Catholic Church. How should we understand this? More importantly, how should we overcome it?

Hans Urs von Balthasar answers these questions by providing a balanced discussion of the Papcy's place in the Church. He shows how the Office of Peter is an essential aspect of the ongoing life and mission of Christ's Church. On the one hand, the Papacy is not "above" the Church, the author insists, nor is the mystery of the Church reducible to the Papacy. On the other hand, writes von Balthasar, the Petrine ministry of the Pope is a crucial element among other indispensable, constitutive principles, which include what von Balthasar calls the Johannine and Pauline dimensions, and above all else on the Marian aspect of the Church.

• We started tracking this book on July 20, 2013.
• This book was $9.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 173 times in the past 3,926 days.
• The current price of this book is $23.70 last checked 6 hours ago.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past six months is $20.39.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is $19.44.
• The lowest price to date was $9.99 last reached on July 20, 2013.
• This book has been $9.99 one time since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $24.95 last reached on March 16, 2024.
• This book has been $24.95 8 times since we started tracking it.

• FranceChurch Administration
• Religion & SpiritualityChristian Books & BiblesTheologyEcclesiology
• Religion & SpiritualityChristian Books & BiblesChristian LivingLeadership

• Publication Date: May 15, 2013
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 415 Pages
• File Size: 671 KB