tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post113088764679047885..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Theologians who love MozartBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1142024046133447942006-03-10T15:54:00.000-05:002006-03-10T15:54:00.000-05:00Here's a perspective on Mozart that may interest s...Here's a perspective on Mozart that may interest some of you: <A HREF="http://operaciv.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Mozart on Civility and Civil Rights</A><BR/>And a site that will probably make somebody angry: <A HREF="http://church-alienation.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Alienated in Church</A>Michael Dodarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218455310804805561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1130991105150375932005-11-02T23:11:00.000-05:002005-11-02T23:11:00.000-05:00Yes, I'm sure you're right. And of course von Balt...Yes, I'm sure you're right. And of course von Balthasar admired Barth almost as much as he admired Mozart!Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1130976229358281302005-11-02T19:03:00.000-05:002005-11-02T19:03:00.000-05:00Thanks, Thom -- I didn't know this. Von Balthasar ...Thanks, Thom -- I didn't know this. Von Balthasar was a tremendously cultured aristocrat who knew a great deal about Mozart. Referring to Karl Barth's love of Mozart, he once remarked smugly that Barth enjoyed "the simpler pieces".Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1130946472829711242005-11-02T10:47:00.000-05:002005-11-02T10:47:00.000-05:00Well that's just crazy.....Well that's just crazy.....Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698562143972216357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1130938640683077652005-11-02T08:37:00.000-05:002005-11-02T08:37:00.000-05:00Doing some reading on Hans Urs von Balthasar a few...Doing some reading on Hans Urs von Balthasar a few years ago, I noted that he gave away his entire Mozart collection because he had them perfectly memorized and didn't need the records any longer.tchittomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603445266088083067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1130889094939399592005-11-01T18:51:00.000-05:002005-11-01T18:51:00.000-05:00Well, I'm no Kierkegaard or Barth or Kung or even ...Well, I'm no Kierkegaard or Barth or Kung or even the Holy Father; but I must confess that I am simultaneously shocked and dismayed beyond words that I, the most vocal Mozartian among the bibliobloggers, did not even receive honorable mention on your list. *Sigh*.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698562143972216357noreply@blogger.com