Hans Urs Von Balthasar Universalism

Hans urs von balthasar s short book dare we hope.

Hans urs von balthasar universalism. Hopeful universalism espoused by bishop barron though it draws its roots mostly from hans urs von balthasar s two books he wrote in the late 1980s that were eventually compiled together into one book that s called dare we hope that all men be saved. This book is perhaps one of the most misunderstood works of catholic theology of our time. He was appointed a cardinal by pope john paul ii but died shortly before the consistory. Critics contend that von balthasar espouses universalism the idea that all men will certainly be saved.

Balthasar argues that hell is a real possibility however there is good reason to hope that in the end all people may be saved. Not if a universalist is one who claims for certain all men will be saved. Or to put it. That all men may be saved with a short discourse on hell is an excellent introduction into the question universal salvation.

Yet as von balthasar insists damnation is a real possibility for others but also for ourselves. The swiss theologian hans urs von balthasar wasn t a universalist.