Balthasar on the spiritual senses perceiving splendour McInroy, Mark creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History enk 2014 First edition. monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xii, 217 pages .) In this study, Mark McInroy argues that the 'spiritual senses' play a crucial yet previously unappreciated role in the theological aesthetics of Hans Urs von Balthasar. The doctrine of the spiritual senses typically claims that human beings can be made capable of perceiving non-corporeal, 'spiritual' realities. Introduction -- 'In the spirit of Origen': Balthasar's exploration of patristic versions of the spiritual senses -- Balthasar's reading of medieval and early modern versions of the spiritual senses -- The spiritual senses in a modern idiom: Balthasar's contemporary interlocutors -- Balthasar's distinctive rearticulation of the doctrine of the spiritual senses -- Perceiving splendour: the role of the spiritual senses in Balthasar's theological aesthetics -- Seeing (spiritually) is believing: the spiritual senses and faith -- Conclusion. Mark McInroy. Revision of the author's thesis (Th. D.)--Harvard University, 2009 under title Perceiving splendor : the "doctrine of the spiritual senses" in Hans Urs von Balthasar's theological aesthetic Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-213) and index. Balthasar, Hans Urs von 1905-1988 Balthasar, Hans Urs von 1905-1988 Aesthetics Religious aspects Christianity Senses and sensation Religious aspects Christianity Experience (Religion) History of doctrines Theology, Doctrinal History 20th century Sens et sensations Aspect religieux Christianisme Expérience religieuse Histoire des doctrines Théologie dogmatique Histoire 20e siècle Esthétique Aspect religieux Christianisme RELIGION Christian Theology Systematic RELIGION Christianity General Theology, Doctrinal Senses and sensation Religious aspects Christianity Experience (Religion) History of doctrines Aesthetics Religious aspects Christianity 1900-1999 fast BX4705.B163 M35 2014eb 230/.209 Perceiving splendor McInroy, Mark. 2009 (OCoLC)436975682 Balthasar on the spiritual senses McInroy, Mark. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014 First edition. (DLC) 2014936657 (OCoLC)859232343 Changing paradigms in historical and systematic theology 9780191768095 019176809X 9780191002946 0191002941 9780199689002 0199689008 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/11352 YDXCP 140911 20260319160002.2 in00005711101 eng