Vorlage:1955 Rezensionen Der Herr

• [1955-223] [Englisch] Louis Arand: Rezension zu: Guardini, Der Herr, engl., in: The Priest, 1955 [Mercker 3047] - [Rezension] - [noch nicht online]
• [1955-224] [Englisch] To Proclaim him (Rezension zu: Guardini, The Lord), in: The Catholic Worker, 21, 1954/55, April 1955, S. 7 - https://books.google.de/books?id=iTuKFK-wOTAC;
  • S. 7: „Among contemporary spiritual writers, Romano Guardini stands with the giants. His name is as well-known in this country, where only a limited number of his books have appeared, as it is to European intellectuals. His predigious gifts have been revealed many times, but never have they been so apparent as they are in The Lord in which one is immediately aware of an outpouring of the fruit of profound experience and rare insight. Strictly speaking, The Lord is not a life of Christ, but rather a meditation on the life of Christ, a probing of the mystery that separates the surface simplicity of the "historical" Jesus from the reality that is the God-man. Monsignor Guardini says explicitly that he does not set out to prove anything, that he is not trying to place the events of Our Lord's life chronologically in time, but only to obey "the Lord's command to proclaim him, his message and his works.“ In order to do this, however, he has of necessity reconstructed the environment and atmosphere into which Christ was born. And he has gone farther. He has delved into the origins of Christ, humanly speaking. He shows the proud house of David with its twisted roots, the kingliness, distorted by sin, gradually declining to the point where the flower of the race is born in a stable. He shows Mary offering her fiat to the angel: Joseph blindly accepting the word of God with regard to his wife. And then the incarnation. From this point history turns in a new direction. The covenant made by God with Moses has been kept. God has entered the world and placed himself in time. Here Monsignor Guardini takes up his proclamation of the Lord himself. We are shown His submission to baptism of penance, the gradual gathering of his disciples, the radical new doctrine exemplified in th Beatudines. We are led through his public life, his unbelievable lievable betrayal, passion and death. And through these events is unfolded the enormity of what was done to God. The murder of God – for this. Guardini points out, is what it was - was not, as can be assumed, a necessity, but the alternative to which Christ turned because of his rejection by those to whom he had been sent. Guardini´s analysis oft he rejection of Jesus is masterful. He explains at length the rigidity which had hardened the Old Law. Rather than a way of life which led men to God, it had become a mass of restrictions almost impossible of fulfillment. In one sense it prepared the people for acceptance of the Christian doctrine, but ist guardians, the Pharisees and the Scribes, refused to relinguish it, for it was to them a source of power. Swayed by their masters the people too turned on Jesus as a blasphemer; even his disciples, frightened, hid themselves away. These, his chosen, we are told, have something in common with each believer, for all of them, even Peter and John, had their moment of turning away from the face of Christ, but each day he is betrayed through sin by those who confess him. But Guardini does not conclude with the death of Jesus. The Resurrection follows and he explains with great clarity this central fact that crowns the teaching of the Lord. Further, he develops the theme of Pentecost, and the beginnings of the new Church. And finally, in a burst of glorious prose he concludes his meditations with an analysis of the Book Revelation. These are the bare bones on which Romano Guardini forms the vibrant figure of the Christ. And always it is the Lord walking through these pages. When, for a moment, the author turns aside from Jesus to discuss a historical point, characterize a disciple, or draw a parallel in the life of twentieth-century men, it is only to realize the mystery of Jesus more fully. The close-packed quality oft he material - its density - does not lend itself to steady reading, and this in itself is an advantage. For in this book there is so much of value, such possibilities of enlarging one´s vision of Christ, that the hasty reader would find himself missing many of Guardini´s most cogent points. The Lord is truly a masterpiece and it is a measure of Romano Guardini´s spiritual and creative gifts that he has given us this powerful study.“
• [1955-225] [Französisch] Y. Desdouits: Rezension zu: Guardini, Der Herr, franz., in: Les cahiers de Neuily-sur-Seine, 16, 1955???, S. 46-53 [Mercker 3071] - [Rezension] - [noch nicht online]
• [1955-226] [Englisch] Kurz-Rezension zu: Guardini, Der Herr (St. Benno), in: The Christian Century, 72, 1955, S. 952 [neu aufgenommen] – [Rezension] - https://books.google.de/books?id=b1YwwRlOa1cC:
  • S. 952: „A special edition of Romano Guardini´s Der Herr (The Lord) has just been issued for East Germany (St. Benno, Leipzig). Guardini, one of our ablest Catholic philosophers and theologians, enjoys considerable influence among Protestants also. Now 70, he still continues active as teacher and writer. Der Herr is a simple, human account of the life of Jesus.“
• [1955-227] [Englisch] John J. Dougherty: Rezension zu: Guardini, Der Herr, engl., in: The catholic historical review, Washington, 41, 1955, 2 (1. Juli), S. 144-145 [Mercker 3063] - [Rezension] - [noch nicht online]
• [1955-228] [Englisch] Charles A. Hart: Rezension zu: Guardini, The Lord, in: Catholic Educational Review, 53, 1955, S. 354 f. [neu aufgenommen] – [Rezension] - https://books.google.de/books?id=UsSgAAAAMAAJ
  • S. 354 f.: „Under the simple and utterly humble title of The Lord, Monsignor Guardini presents the great masterpiece of his life. Ably translated from the original German by Elinor C. Briefs it fulfills the highest expectations of his multitude of American admirers who have come to associate with this distinguished clerical professor of philosophy at Munich University some of the most penetrating writing in the field of contemporary apologetics at the service of the Church in our day. At the outset the author immediately disclaims any attempt at another biography of Christ. It would be presumptous to suppose that there could be written a life of Christ which could approach the simple grandeur of the story told by the four inspired Evangelists. “ A biography of Christ is practical only within the narrowest confines. Neither His personality nor His works are immediately traceable to conditions of the times, for He came to us out of the fullness of time contained in the mystery of God, and it was to this mystery that He returned after He had 'moved among us´.“ Therefore what is here presented is a series of meditations which are not claimed to be complete, nor in any logical or chronological sequence. Rather they are spiritual commentaries of some four years of Sunday services "undertaken with the sole purpose of obeying as well as possible the Lord's command to proclaim Him, His message and His works." Approximately a dozen such meditations are given to each of the seven parts concerned with as many central notions the beginnings, message and promise, decision, on the road to Jerusalem, the last days, Resurrection and Transfiguration, and time and eternity. Always, on every one of the age-old subjects, there is certain newness of insight and yet always mystery: Omnia exeunt in mysterium. Difficulties, questions, objections, uneasy reactions are constantly faced, indeed, encouraged. What think you of Christ, whose Son is He? That is the transcendently important question every man must face today with the same insistence with which Christ Himself originally presented it two thousand years ago. On the right answer to that question the fate of our civilization depends. As a conclusion to his powerfully penetrating inquiry Monsignor Guardini observes: „There is only one true Jesus Christ: the God-man of full uncrippled Christian belief. And faith is as essential to our understanding of Him as the eye is to color or the ear to sound. From the start Jesus demanded of all would-be followers a clear Yes! or No! to the demands of faith, not a little of each. ... Understanding of Christ requires a complete conversion, not only of the will and the deed, but also of the mind. One must cease to judge the Lord from the worldly point of view and learn to accept His own measure of the genuine and the possible; to judge the world with His eyes. This revolution is difficult to accept and still more difficult to realize, and the more openly the world contradicts Christ's teaching, the more earnestly it defines those who accept it as fools, the more difficult that acceptance, realization. Nevertheless, to the degree that the intellect honestly attempts this right-about-face, the reality known as Jesus Christ will surrender itself. From this central reality, the doors of all other reality will swing open and it will be lifted to the hope of the new creation.“ When we carefully consider all the elements which would of necessity be required in the very notion of the Incarnation, we must honestly conclude that no other attitude than that outlined above by Monsignor Guardini would be reasonable. His whole great masterpiece is a magnificent demonstration of this very position. To read and re-read his beautiful meditations with which it is possible for the human mind to occupy itself is an unforgettable experience.“
• [1955-229] [Englisch] Ignatius Hunt: The Lord (Rezension zu: Guardini, Der Herr, engl.), in: The American Benedictine Review, 6, 1955, S. 337f., zu Romano Guardini S. 338 [neu aufgenommen] - [Rezension] - https://books.google.de/books?id=k2sWAAAAIAAJ
• [1955-230] [Englisch] Kurz-Rezension zu Guardini, The Lord, in: Library Journal, 80, 1955, S. 416 [neu aufgenommen] – [Rezension] - https://books.google.de/books?id=KqdgC0aTfSQC:
  • S. 416: „A long awaited translation of Monsignor Guardini's greatest book, a series of moving and probing meditations on the life and teaching of Our Lord, written without pedantry in the spirit of prayer.“
• [1955-231] [Englisch] Augustine Rock: Rezension zu Guardini, The Lord, in: Integrity, 9, 1954/55, Februar 1955, S. 52 [neu aufgenommen] – [Artikel] - https://books.google.de/books?id=LU1roO-19qkC
  • S. 52: „This is not a scientific book; it does not call for a scientific review. Because the publishers have somewhat irresponsibly advertised it as "the most important single book yet published on the life and teachings of Christ," it is necessary to restore the book to focus before a fair review is possible. Msgr. Guardini himself describes what he has attempted: " The meditations that follow make no claim to completeness. They do not attempt to recount Jesus ' life in any chronological order or logical sequence; rather they select from it this or that teaching, event, trait, miracle for thought, as it happens to warm to life. This book is no scientific documentation of history or theology. Its chapters are the spiritual commentaries of some four years of Sunday services undertaken with the sole purpose of obeying as well as possible the Lord's command to proclaim Him, His message and works." Judging the book for what it is, a book of meditations, it was well worth translating and it was translated well. A book of meditations must be theologically reliable, and should be historically or factually reliable. It should also stimulate thought. Msgr. Guardini is a good theologian. He has written a number of solid and often penetrating books on subjects closely allied to theology. In this book he examines the gospels and ponders them with the mentality of a man at home with theology, and at the same time of a man at home with men. This book could only have been written by an elderly man for, as Msgr . Guardini himself says, "Youth does not comprehend the essence of humanity, whose ultimate crowning is old age: the fulfillment of all perseverance, season in which the heights and depths of human existence have been measured and all things brought to maturity." Lagrange, Prat, Lebreton and other learned exegetes have clarified for us the facts of the life of Christ. St. Thomas and learned Thomistic theologians after hime have focused clarified and defended the mystery that is Christ. Guardini is in competition with neither group. He has made good use of both to give us, not objective truth, but subjective impressions of objective truth. Because he has not departed from the truth as far as it can be known and has always remained in direct touch with objectivity, because also his mind has been long trained in wholesome habits of thought, his subjective reflections are able successfully to stimulate like reflections in the reader. Precisely because Christ is a mystery, nothing can be said about Him and endless things can be said about Him. In the beginning we can say nothing about Him because we know nothing about Him. For a long time we can say only foolish things, but if we study well and pray well the time may come when we shall discover that we have something of value to add to the endless collection of valuable and valid thoughts about Him Who, being divine, is essentially ineffable. Msgr. Guardini has contributed to the endless stream and his contribution manifests deep insight into the life and words of the Master which is expressed with fine sentiment but without sentimentality. The note which perhaps may be said to dominate these meditations is a profound awareness of the mission of Christ. Never does the author allow his readers to forget that Christ came to do the will of the Father, to lead men to the Father, to interpret the Father to men. Those who would distort theology by making it Christocentric will find no comfort in Guardini´s book to which what he says of the Apocalypse can be applied: „God dominates every move … but indirectly; He whom He sent forth, Christ, is the immediate impelling force." The book is made up of eighty-six chapters divided into seven sections. The sections and chapters roughly follow the chronology of Christ's life. The final part consists of meditations on the Apocalypse which will surely open the Book of Revelation for the first time to many readers. The design and printing are very effective. The price is not excessive to anyone aware of the high costs of book production. It is, however, unfortunate that no index was added. When an index is omitted from a non-fiction book it seems an admission by the publisher that the book is worth no more than a cursory reading. And that certainly is not true of this book.“
• [1955-232] E. A. Ryan: Rezension zu: Guardini, The Lord, in: Thought, 30, 1955, S. 310-312 [neu aufgenommen] – [Rezension] - https://books.google.de/books?id=aZdQAQAAIAAJ
• [1955-233] Heinrich Schlier: Zur Exegese und Theologie des Neuen Testamentes II (Rezension zu: Guardini, Der Herr), in: Die Welt der Bücher, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1, 1954/1958, 3 (Ostern 1955), S. 113-124, zu Romano Guardini S. 122 [Gerner 333] - [Rezension] - [noch nicht online]
• [1955-234] [Englisch] T. S. K. Scott-Craig: „Lives“ of Jesus and The Life of Jesus. A review of some recent lives of Christ, in: The Living Church, 130, 1955, 13. Februar, S. 16 ff. [neu aufgenommen] – [Rezension] - https://books.google.de/books?id=8GXkAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PA17; zu Romano Guardini:
  • S. 17: „Even more unforgettable, and infinitely more of a spiritual workout (or agony) for the reader, is Romano Guardini´s The Lord. The author, now a domestic or House Chaplain to the Pope, kept the attention of a very mixed audience during the bombing of Berlin with the meditations published in English as „The Faith and Modern Man.“ His translator, though born in Hawaii, was at that time the wife of a German diplomat; a convert to the Catholic and Christian Faith who (thanks be to God) escaped the holocaust, and having studied under both Guardini and Karl Adam, is long since in this country. She translates magnificently. Monsignor Guardini , like Archbishop Temple in his devotional commentary on St. John, is not greatly concerned . with Biblical criticism, nor on on the other hand with conventional Thomist theology. This is a series of meditations, written out of a profound experience of life and of the living Jesus; it transports us to the first century and at the same time transfixes us in our own century. …“