Hans Urs Von Balthasar (1905-1988) was an eminent Swiss Catholic theologian who wrote prodigiously in many areas. Until his death, however, Balthasar's profound texts were larely ignored by the academic world. In this volume Angelo Scola, a longtime friend of Balthasar and a leading scholar of his work, provides the most penetrating introduction to the vast writings of the great Catholic theologian available anywhere.
