My Work: In Retrospect

Hans Urs von Balthasar made detailed statements about his work on five occasions, mostly on the birthdays that marked the end of a decade of his life. First as a young author, next as publisher and writer. Then, in the midst of the transformations connected with the Council, he wrote an account for himself and his readers, about what had been done, and what was still required. Finally, in a kind of pause, as one already looking toward the close of his life, he gave once again an account of what had been achieved and what could no longer be achieved, in a clear shift of emphasis away from his “authorship” in favor of the pastoral work in the communities which he had founded. This present volume is a helpful guide to his multi-faceted work.