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VON BALTHASAR, HANS

theological journal Communio: Interna-
tional Catholic Review of Theology and
Culture. Pope John Paul II acknowledged
von Balthasar’s considerable contribution
to twentieth-century Catholic life by his
decision to nominate him a cardinal of the

Roman Catholic Church. Von Balthasar

died in Basel on June 26, 1988, just two

days before the ceremony was to have

taken place. Von Balthasar’s theological

legacy remains a dynamic force within

twenty-first century Christian theology.