Jesus Christus

by Romano Guardini, Robert Krieg (Foreword by)

Overview

Jesus Christus offers a series of illuminating sermons on the life of Christ that were delivered to students at Berlin University, where Romano Guardini (1885-1968) taught. He was a mentor to such prominent theologians as Hans Urs von Balthasar and Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) and in this book, Guardini’s teaching style comes truly alive. Delivered while writing his bestselling masterwork The Lord, these reflections inspire the reader to contemplate the presence that Jesus Christ manifested to the world. Written in the same vein as the Pope Benedict XVI's Jesus of Nazareth series, Guardini masterfully carries the reader beyond the stories and events of scripture to focus on the person of Jesus Christ. These meditations are accessible and clear, but maintain the theological depth found in Guardini’s seminal work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780870612695
Publisher:	Ave Maria Press
Publication date:	06/04/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Romano Guardini (1885–1968) is regarded as one of the most important Catholic intellectuals of the twentieth century. He lived in Germany most of his life and was ordained a priest in Mainz in 1910. The focus of Guardini’s academic work was philosophy of religion and he is best known for such works as The Lord, The End of the Modern World, and The Spirit of the Liturgy. Guardini taught at the University of Berlin until he was forced to resign for criticizing Nazi mythologizing of Jesus and for emphasizing Christ’s Jewishness. After World War II, he taught at the University of Tubingen and the University of Munich. While Guardini declined Pope Paul VI’s offer to make him a cardinal in 1965, his prolific status as a scholar and teacher heavily influenced the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, especially liturgical reforms. His intellectual disciples are many, including Josef Pieper and Pope emeritus Benedict XVI.
Robert Krieg is Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame and editor of Romano Guardini: Spiritual Writings.

Table of Contents

Foreword: An Introduction to Jesus Christus Robert Krieg 1

His Mother 7

Passage 17

Failure 25

The Sacred Authority 35

Christ the Healer 43

Jesus and Faith 49

The Will of the Father 57

Jesus' Solitude 63

The Nearness of the Father 73

Time and Eternity 81

The Love of Jesus 91

The Risen Christ 101

Heaven 107