Reviews for The office of Peter and the structure of the Church

The average rating for The office of Peter and the structure of the Church based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-01-13 00:00:00 Juan M Castro Tapia Balthasar writes in beautiful and highly intellectual prose that almost sounds like poetry. For convinced Roman Catholics, or those who want to be convinced Roman Catholics, might find this work speaks to the soul. As a catholic Christian, but non-Roman, I appreciated much of the way Balthasar articulates common (aka truly catholic/Christian) truths. However, in my opinion, he would frequently slide non-sensical or highly disputable opinions about Rome, the papacy, and the Roman magisterium. Of course, it makes sense for him to slide his uniquely Roman Catholic theology into the midst of undisputed catholic theology. I found the majority of these statements to be as unattractive as ever but clothed in fine word garments. The non-sensical parts caused me greater dislike for this book than I otherwise would have experienced. I acknowledge it's possible that I'm just not smart enough to understand his thinking and theology. However, I also know that sometimes intelligent people make weird or silly things sound intelligible with excellent vocabulary and long convoluted trains of thought. The latter is my take on this book. I do not recommend it to anyone wishing to know more about the Roman Catholic understanding of Peter and the structure of the Roman Catholic Church.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-05-01 00:00:00 Robert Sisco Who am I to review Balthasar? Nobody, that's who. I probably understood about 15% of it. My copy is covered in highlighting. It is, however essential reading for any Roman Catholic. His explanation of the Christological constellation brought a lot of clarity to my faith.