Synopsis
What precisely happens at the time of death is a question that theologians have struggled over for centuries but have never answered satisfactorily. The response to this question that Ladislaus Boros gives in his monumental synthesis, The Mystery of Death, is that in death we meet Christ fully for the first time and in doing so attain to full consciousness and freedom. It is therefore only in the moment of death than humans are able to elect for against their eternal salvation. In other words, death is a kind of judgment day, but it is we ourselves who pass judgment on ourselves.
In her introduction and commentary, Cynthia Bourgeault argues passionately that Ladislaus Boros represents a necessary link to understanding the radical theology of Teilhard de Chardin. She presents Boros as a "powerful potential bridgebuilder. Standing firmly on the shoulders of his celebrated Jesuit mentor Karl Rahner, and highly skilled in the scholastic discourse that Teilhard himself eschewed, he is able to mediate an illuminating dialogue between Teilhard and the greater Christian theological tradition-not, as is so often the case in so much of contemporary Teilhardian scholarship, by secularizing Teilhard's thought or draping it in current evolutionary jargon, but by piercing to the very marrow of Teilhard's Christic mysticism and carrying it to an even more brilliant degree of spiritual luminosity."
Review
Ladislaus Boros was widely acclaimed as one of the brightest rising stars in the postwar Jesuit theological firmament. He published over 15 books. His life gradually trended in a different direction. In 1973, he renounced his orders, married, and was laicized. He died in Switzerland in 1981, barely 54 years old.
Modern day mystic, Episcopal priest, writer, and internationally known retreat leader, Cynthia Bourgeault, is the author of several books: The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three, The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, and Love is Stronger than Death.
Once Loved Always Loved
In this book, Andrew Hronich endeavors to synthesize the many strands of orthodox doctrine into a single telos: ultimate reconciliation. While a great deal of ink has already been spilled on this subject, this book addresses ponderances previously overlooked due to a lack of ecumenical dialogue between the differing streams of Christian tradition. Ancient lights, such as Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, and Clement of Alexandria are given a voice to speak again to the masses, whilst contemporary thinkers, such as Thomas Talbott, David Bentley Hart, and Eric Reitan, are unleashed upon the unwitting world of Christian philosophy. Stagnant tradition has hindered the church from abiding by its historic motto semper reformanda, but with its ecumenical voice, this book calls on Protestants, Catholics, and Orthodox adherents alike to acknowledge apokatastasis panton, the salvation of all beings, as the orthodoxy it always has been.
Boros , Ladislaus . The Mystery of Death : Awakening to Eternal Life . Monkfish, 2020. Boyd, Gregory A., and Paul R. Eddy. Across the Spectrum. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002. ———. God of the Possible: A Biblical Introduction to the Open View of ..."
Selected Poems
I hide myself within my flower, That wearing on your breast, You, unsuspecting, wear me too--- And angels know the rest. I hide myself within my flower, That, fading from your vase, You, unsuspecting, feel for me Almost a loneliness.
I hide myself within my flower, That wearing on your breast, You, unsuspecting, wear me too--- And angels know the rest. I hide myself within my flower, That, fading from your vase, You, unsuspecting, feel for me Almost a loneliness."
Keeping Hope Alive
Today more and more people are asking questions about human, social, and cosmic destiny. Does the universe have a purpose? What is the point of historical existence? What happens at death? What can we hope for? Is it possible to talk meaningfully about another world? In 'Keeping Hope Alive', Dermot A. Lane addresses these and other questions. The author sets out to develop a theology of hope rooted in both human experience and the Christian tradition. In discussing Christian belief, Lane pays particular attention to the death and resurrection of Christ as both the pivotal eschatological event and the fundamental ground of Christian hope. At the same time he deals with contemporary human experience, addressing questions arising from the Marxist critique of Christianity, the nuclear threat, the ecological crisis, and the apparent emptiness of much post-modern thinking. Dermot Lane confronts difficult issues, such as death, heaven, hell, purgatory, resurrection, reincarnation, and the possibility of universal salvation, with realism and honesty. The end result is a new theological synthesis that takes account of recent developments in anthropology, feminism, and cosmology. This carefully-crafted book will be of value to all who are asking searching questions about the meaning of living and dying.
consummation of all things in Christ, and the challenge to face death within the memory of the Cross of Christ. The 'final option theory' about death has been put forward by Ladislaus Boros in an influential book entitled The Mystery of ..."
Eschatology, Liturgy and Christology
"If Christian hope is reduced to the salvation of the soul in a heaven beyond death," wrote Jürgen Moltmann, "it loses its power to renew life and change the world, and its flame is quenched." Thomas Rausch, SJ, agrees, arguing that too often the hoped-for eschaton has been replaced by an almost exclusive emphasis on the "four last things"-death and judgment, heaven and hell. But eschatology cannot be reduced to the individual salvation. In his new book, Rausch explores eschatology's intersections with Christology, soteriology, ecclesiology, and, perhaps most intriguingly, liturgy. With the early Christians, he sees God's future as a radically social reality, already present initially in Christian worship, especially in the celebration of the Eucharist. This fresh and insightful work of theology engages voices both ancient and contemporary.
Ladislaus Boros describes it as the person's first completely personal act, “the place above all others for the awakening of consciousness, forfreedom,for the encounter with God, for the final decision about eternal destiny."
The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In this formula that Christians recite as though on autopilot lie the secrets for healing our world, rekindling our visionary imagination, and manifesting the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. It’s an astonishing claim, but one that is supported by Cynthia Bourgeault’s exploration of Trinitarian theology—and by her bold work in further articulating the deep truth it contains. She looks to the ancient concept in light of the ideas of G. I. Gurdjieff and Jacob Boehme to reveal the Trinity as the "hidden driveshaft" within Christianity: the compassionate expression of the Uncreated Reality in creation.
And in fact, there is no need to do so, for it has already been brilliantly done by Ladislaus Boros in The Mystery of Death ,3 to which I would refer readers who want to pursue this question more systematically."
Hunger for Wholeness, A
"Nature [is] on a continuous trajectory of transcendence." Building not only on the thought of Teilhard and others but also on the findings of quantum physics, this is a reflection on the relationship of God, humanity, and nature in an ever-evolving cosmos.
Ladislaus Boros wrote that “ death gives man the opportunity of posing his first completely personal act; death is, ... for awakening of consciousness, for freedom, for the encounter with God, for the final decision about his eternal ..."
The Devil's Redemption : 2 volumes
Will all evil finally turn to good, or does some evil remain stubbornly opposed to God and God's goodness? Will even the devil be redeemed? Addressing a theological issue of perennial interest, this comprehensive book (in two volumes) surveys the history of Christian universalism from the second to the twenty-first century and offers an interpretation of how and why universalist belief arose. The author explores what the church has taught about universal salvation and hell and critiques universalism from a biblical, philosophical, and theological standpoint. He shows that the effort to extend grace to everyone undermines the principle of grace for anyone.
In traditional Catholicism, the moment of death is a focal point for each human life . ... 273 Ladislaus Boros extends Rahner's thought to develop a theology of the “sacrament of death ” and what he terms the “hypothesis of a final ..."
Chicken soup for the kid's soul
A collection of short stories, anecdotes, poems, and cartoons which present a positive outlook on life."
Apocalyptic Patterns in Twentieth-century Fiction
Leigh succeeds in providing his readers with a general survey of twentieth-century novels that retrieve the thematic and formal elements of premodern apocalyptic literature.
final option " is Ladislaus Boros , whose The Mystery of Death uses both tran- scendental philosophy and Christian ... the awakening of consciousness , for freedom , for the encounter with God , for the final decision about his eternal ..."
Chicago Theological Seminary Register
The Mystery of Death , by Ladislaus Boros , S.J. ( Herder & Herder , 1965 , 201 pp . , $ 4.00 ) , represents one ... for the awakening of consciousness for freedom , for the encounter with God , for the final decision about his eternal ..."
Death and Ministry
A gifted contemporary thinker and writer , Ladislaus Boros , has advanced the fascinating thesis that death is the first completely personal act of man , by which he makes the ultimate decision about his eternal destiny ."
Catholic World
The Movement for a NeoScholastic Philosophy of Law in America , by Miriam Theresa Rooney (Washington, D. C.: American Catholic Philosophical Association). The Convert's Catechism, compiled by Rev. A. . Gits, S.J. (London: Burns, Oates."
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