RELIGIOUS FAITH IN THE CONTEXT OF PERSONALITY SELF-DETERMINATION
RELIGIOUS FAITH IN THE CONTEXT OF PERSONALITY SELF-DETERMINATION
Author(s): Olga N. DyachenkoSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: faith; self-determination; Aurelius Augustine; God; human being
Summary/Abstract: The spread of Christianity reveals a new interpretation of human existence. In it temporality is regarded as a universal characteristic of the human race. The interpreta-tion of God's word is based on a medieval understanding of being, as the Word. In the theocentric perspective Jesus Christ’s personality is a unique form of human self-consciousness. Christian thought unveils within it the dialogue between a faithful mind and a personal God, the relationship of “You” versus “Me.” Dialogic activity of a hu-man agent is kept up by the constant renewal of religious communication contexts that arises from the process of spiritual contemplation. Theocentric thinking explains the self-sufficiency of human existence through the infinity of the knowledge of God that gives a person the opportunities of self-improvement and self-fulfillment. Faith is equal to finding one’s inner self; that is why it always considers a person as a personality containing unlimited perspectives for personal self-determination.
Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 177-182
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English