'Here we have an excellent introduction to one of the most significatn intellectual achievements of the twentieth century, namely Hans Urs von Balthasar's Trilogy on the transcedentals of being: beauty, goodness and truth. In that massive work the Swiss Catholic theologian unfolded the themes of God's glory and its appearance, God's dramatic history with the world and human participation in it, God's cosmic design and the ways of its revelation and human discovery. Now at three interlocking levels - that of the present book itself, that of its subject's writings, and that of the range of philosophers, theologians and artists who von Balthasar attended to - readers will find themselves drawn into engagement with the true, the good, and the beautiful.'-Geoffrey Wainwright, Duke Divinity School, Durham, USAReaders struggling with the daunting task of getting to grips with Hans Urs von Balthasar's vast and sometimes rather amorphous oeuvre will welcome this wonderfully brief and clear map of his Trilogy. Stephen Wigley sets Balthasar's magnum opus in context, offers an analysis of the key influences on it, and even guides us through the growing thicket of secondary literature surrounding it, but above all he lays out a concise, sympathetic summary of the Trilogy, something which is to be found nowhere else in a single volume.'-Karn Kilby, University of Nottingham, UK'Stephen Wigley's introduction to Balthasar's great masterowrk presents his thought and its complex articulation with remarkable clarity and insight. This is a book to whet the appetite, to encourage the reader to take the plunge into the rich world of Balthasar's thought, without fear of being lost without trace. Wigley is a wise and trustworthy guide.'-John Kenneth Riches, University of Glasgow, UK