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Hans Urs von Balthasar

Priest 1905–1988

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About Hans Urs von Balthasar

Swiss Catholic theologian (1905–1988)

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“In a world without beauty [...] the good also loses its power of attraction.”

“Jesus Christ alone can fill this empty space, because he is the fulfillment both of pagan human longing and of Jewish hopeful faith.”