Theology of the Cross

I do love reading a lot of Lutheran theologians for this reason, and, and even revisiting in, in the last year or so, and we've been doing a lot of stuff on the Reformation itself, and revisiting Martin Luther, and recognizing what a radical theologian he truly is.

Uh, thinking about things like the theologia crucis, the, the theology of the cross that sort of s- s- y- and correct me if I'm wrong, that sort of stands at the center of Luther's theology.

Well, like I say, [laughs] it's interesting to say the least.

W- what would you...

He reads Barth's massive church dogmatics with genuine sympathy, even while pressing his own Catholic questions.

Balthasar also engaged Martin Luther irenically, especially Luther's Theology of the Cross, weaving it into his own reflection on Christ's dramatic action on our behalf.

Where to Begin If you were to list Balthazar's writing in a document by title, the list would span around 100 pages.

At one point, I calculated that he would have written around 70 to 80 pages per day at the height of his writing career.