The Temptation of Humanism without Christ – Pope Francis and Dostoevsky Cover Image

Pokušení humanismu bez Krista – papež František a Dostojevskij
The Temptation of Humanism without Christ – Pope Francis and Dostoevsky

Author(s): Pavel Ambros
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Comparative Studies of Religion
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: F. M. Dostoevsky; Pope Francis; Russian Religious Thought; Posthumanism; Cultural Capital; Theology of Culture; Christology; Eschatology; Salvation of the Human Being; Person

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to define more closely the model of theological thinking of the current Pope Francis on the example of his interpretation and communication of the religious thought of the Russian novelist F. M. Dostoevsky. In the theological thinking of Pope Francis, this concept has a mediating role between the cultural form of religion and its meaning and role for theology. Next, the study reviews the sources and cultural influences of his approach to theology. Finally, through an analysis of his texts, it presents specific systematic insights into the nature of the interconnectedness of Russian religious thought, including implications for the content and mode of mediating salvation to people today.

  • Issue Year: XXIII/2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 107-128
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Czech