2008 Balthasar Blog Conference: Index

The first annual 2008 Balthasar Blog Conference on “Von Balthasar’s Theological Interpretation of Scripture” has come to a close. The conference took place over nine days from March 17-25, with a plenary post and response presented each day. Below is the official index for the event.

Official 2008 Hans Urs von Balthasar Blog Conference Index:

Introduction to the 2008 Balthasar Blog Conference

1. Monday, March 17 — Adrienne von Speyr’s influence on Balthasar

• Plenary: Lois M. Miles, “Von Balthasar, von Speyr and Holy Scripture: The Importance of the Contemplative Reading of Scripture for Hans Urs von Balthasar”
  
• Response: Halden Doerge

2. Tuesday, March 18 — Balthasar’s approach to biblical hermeneutics

• Plenary: Cynthia Nielsen, “Balthasar’s Biblical Hermeneutics”
• Response: Jonathan King

3. Wednesday, March 19 — Aesthetics and revelation

• Plenary: Daniel Wade McClain, “Beauty and Revelation: Hans Urs von Balthasar’s Creational Aesthetics”
  
• Response: Brian M. Niece

4. Thursday, March 20 — Balthasar on the Gospels

• Plenary: Heather Reichgott, “Balthasar and ‘Contradictory’ Material in the Gospels”
• Response: Meg Shoeman

5. Friday, March 21 — Balthasar on Scripture and philosophy

• Plenary: Francesca Murphy, “Von Balthasar on Exodus 3: The Metaphysics of the Exodus Revisited”
  
• Response: Stephen M. Garrett

6. Saturday, March 22 — Balthasar’s understanding of the Old Testament

• Plenary: Halden Doerge, “The Unfolding of the Form: Von Balthasar, The Old Testament, and the Scriptural Mediation of Revelation”
• Response: Andrew Guffey

7. Sunday, March 23 — Balthasar on the Apocalypse

• Plenary: Andrew Ryan Guffey, “The Apocalypse and the Theological Aesthetic of Theo-Drama”
• Response: David W. Congdon

8. Monday, March 24 — Balthasar on the problem of universalism

• Plenary: David W. Congdon, “Toward a Hermeneutics of Hope: Hans Urs von Balthasar on the Biblical Warrant for Universalism”
• Response: Patrick McManus

9. Tuesday, March 25 — Balthasar on the resurrection

• Plenary: John L. Drury, “Balthasar’s Interpretation of the Resurrection of Christ in Mysterium Paschale”
  
• Response: W. Travis McMaken

Conclusion to the 2008 Balthasar Blog Conference