The Christian and Anxiety

by Hans Urs von Balthasar

From Luther to Kierkegaard, from Heidegger to Sartre, the theme of anguish has dominated both philosophy and spiritual theology. In our "societies of depression" where individuals confront their own loneliness, this theme has recently regained its intensity.

In these dense and luminous pages, he is not content merely to show how much this feeling is profoundly inscribed in the heart and the word of God--from the Psalms to the Gospels--but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898705878
• ISBN13: 9780898705874
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.9" x 7.3"