In Quest of Aesthetics. Reading of Vladimir Soloviev's Philosophy by Hans Urs von Balthasar

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Hans Urs von Balthasar referred to Vladimir Soloviev's works and thoughts in many of his works. His theological aesthetics appears to have been most deeply researched, for which Balthasar devoted the second part of his trilogy. Theological aesthetics according to Balthasar wants to achieve universal perfection, where the world is pervaded by God. Balthasar stated that the greatest pleasure for him was to write those parts of his works, where he mentioned twelve great theological traditions.

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Fr. Marek Urban

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Fr. Marek Urban (2016). In Quest of Aesthetics. Reading of Vladimir Soloviev's Philosophy by Hans Urs von Balthasar. Українська полоністика (Ukraińska Polonistyka), 13(13), 127-139. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-443224