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    Worship at the Crib
    Worship at the Crib
    Worship at the Crib
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    Worship at the Crib

    By Hans Urs von Balthasar

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    What does it mean to worship God? How is the act of worship transformed when God comes to us as a poor and humble infant lying in the manger?

     

    These are the questions Hans Urs von Balthasar seeks to answer in the present slim volume, which was originally printed as a Christmas gift for friends. In a few intense pages, Hans Urs von Balthasar guides readers to discover the new, Christian sense of worship as the inmost attitude of their daily lives in the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSaint John Publications
    Release dateSep 20, 2024
    ISBN9781636740751
    Worship at the Crib
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    Hans Urs von Balthasar

    Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905–1988) was a Swiss theologian widely regarded as one of the greatest theologians and spiritual writers of modern times. Named a cardinal by Pope John Paul II, he died shortly before being formally inducted into the College of Cardinals. He wrote over one hundred books, including Prayer, Heart of the World, Mary for Today, Love Alone Is Credible, Mysterium Paschale and his major multi-volume theological works: The Glory of the Lord, Theo-Drama and Theo-Logic.

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      Worship at the Crib - Hans Urs von Balthasar

      Hans Urs von Balthasar

      Worship at the Crib

      A Christmas Meditation

      Logo Saint John Publications

      © Saint John Publications, an imprint of The Community of St. John, Inc., 2022

      German Original: Weihnacht und Anbetung, 1977 (© Johannes Verlag Einsiedeln)Translated by Adrian J. WalkerISBN 978-1-63674-075-1https://doi.org/10.56154/vfThe publication is free and can be shared for personal non-profit purposesDate of this electronic version: 19-09-2024

      Worship at the Crib

      Of the three wise men who visited the child and his mother we read that they fell down in worship. The same is doubtless true of the shepherds, whom every nativity scene shows in an attitude of reverent devotion, given that they had learned from the angel who this child was: the Savior, the Messiah, the Lord. Similarly, there are countless traditional images depicting Mary in silent adoration of the child lying on the ground before her. Christmastide is a season in which the worship of God as it was known throughout the

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