Vorlage:1963 Rezensionen Drei Schriftauslegungen

• [1963-000] [Englisch] Francis L. Filas Rezension zu: Guardini, The Word of God, in: America, 108, 1963, S. 584 [neu aufgenommen] – [Rezension] - https://books.google.de/books?id=5M1OxuXz2ckC
  • S. 584: „Unless the improbable occurred, the mere name of Guardini on the title- page of a book would already guarantee a timeless and exceptional quality to the thoughts it contained. The material in this book originally appeared in 1949, as a series of three reflections on Scripture - namely, the opening verses of the Gospel of St. John, the eighth chapter of Romans , and the 13th chapter of First Corinthians . In the present translation from the German, the format remains as a quasi line-by-line commentary, resulting not so much in historical or geographical fact as in theological implication. Very logically, the basic themes are faith (in the Trinity), hope (in God's mercy) and supernatural love. The commentary on St. John's Prologue, ultimately, is a reverent meditation on the loving relationship between Father and Son. On that score, it correctly emphasizes our inability to penetrate into the mystery of God's inner life. More practical for everyday living, perhaps, are Guardini's reflections on hope, echoing St. Paul's "If God has given us His Son, how can He be against us or refuse us anything?" One of many capital sentences deserves quotation here: "At present Christian hope is contradicted by everything: the ugliness and evil within us , the constant failure, the meanness and misery and hopelessness of existence" (p. 59). In these days of crisis on crisis, of threat piled on threat of destruction to life, religion, nation and race, such a reminder of Christian hope is all the more necessary. Guardini does the same with his analysis of St. Paul's canticle of love, particularly and opportunely wiping away the tarnish that accumulates from a trite commonplace , deficient, even incorrect interpretation of a too popular passage. He professes to re- store Paul's canticle to its newness. One must read him slowly to absorb his thought and see how well he succeeds. Perhaps the only drawbacks for this small book are its relatively premium price and the unfortunate use of the scriptural "asketh" in an otherwise easy-flowing rendition.“