Jesus Christus
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
Jesus Christus offers a series of illuminating sermons on the life of Christ that were delivered to students at Berlin University, where Romano Guardini (1885-1968) taught. He was a mentor to such prominent theologians as Hans Urs von Balthasar and Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) and in this book, Guardini’s teaching style comes truly alive.
Delivered while writing his bestselling masterwork The Lord, these reflections inspire the reader to contemplate the presence that Jesus Christ manifested to the world. Written in the same vein as the Pope Benedict XVI’s Jesus of Nazareth series, Guardini masterfully carries the reader beyond the stories and events of scripture to focus on the person of Jesus Christ. These meditations are accessible and clear but maintain the theological depth found in Guardini’s seminal work.
Key Features
- Explores the nature of God’s incarnate Word
- Contains thirteen meditations concerning God’s mystery in Christ himself
- Leads readers to a greater knowledge of and union with the Lord
Contents
- His Mother
- Passage
- Failure
- The Sacred Authority
- Christ the Healer
- Jesus and Faith
- The Will of the Father
- Jesus’ Solitude
- The Nearness of the Father
- Time and Eternity
- The Love of Jesus
- The Risen Christ
- Heaven
Praise for the Print Edition
One of Guardini’s favorite expressions was, ‘that which is truly real will arise from the rich, varied expansiveness of our existence, of our being fully Christian, and will lead us to the One who is truly real.’ As we are taught by Guardini, the essence of Christianity is not an idea, not a system of thought, not a plan of action. The essence of Christianity is a Person: Jesus Christ himself. That which is essential is the One who is essential. To become truly real means to come to know Jesus Christ and to learn from him what it means to be human.
—Pope Benedict XVI
The explicit goal of Guardini’s meditations in Jesus Christus is to lead each reader to a greater knowledge of and union with the Lord. At the same time, the book’s implicit goal is each reader’s maturation into the person whom God envisions.
—Robert Krieg, Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
We tend to stand at a distance when encountering a mystery. In Jesus Christus, Romano Guardini invites us to enter into the mystery of Christ and experience the mysteries of God that are forever challenging us.
—Rev. Eugene F. Hemrick, Director, National Institute for the Renewal of the Priesthood
Product Details
- Title: Jesus Christus
- Author: Romano Guardini
- Publisher: Ave Maria Press
- Publication Date: 2012
- Pages: 128
- Christian Group: Catholic
- Resource Type: Sermons
- Topic: Jesus Studies
About Romano Guardini
Romano Guardini (1885–1968) is regarded as one of the most important Catholic intellectuals of the twentieth century. He lived in Germany most of his life and was ordained a priest in Mainz in 1910. The focus of Guardini’s academic work was philosophy of religion and he is best known for such works as The Lord, The End of the Modern World, and The Spirit of the Liturgy. Guardini taught at the University of Berlin until he was forced to resign for criticizing Nazi mythologizing of Jesus and for emphasizing Christ’s Jewishness. After World War II, he taught at the University of Tubingen and the University of Munich. While Guardini declined Pope Paul VI’s offer to make him a cardinal in 1965, his prolific status as a scholar and teacher heavily influenced the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, especially liturgical reforms. His intellectual disciples are many, including Josef Pieper and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.