Abstract
Hans Urs von Balthasar, in his work Theo-drama, on the basis of the profound, Christologically based bond between the Trinity and the created world, speaks of the possibility of God being ‘enriched’ by creatures. The study considers his explanation and justification of this position. It goes on to present the position of a variety of authors who favour Von Balthasar’s view on the basis of a more ample idea of ‘being’ that includes receptivity and donation. Others however point out that the ‘enrichment’ of God would place potency and change in the divinity, and thus should only be spoken of in metaphorical terms. Receptivity would only be a perfection in created being, not in God.
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