Religia jako lekarstwo? Julii Kristevej spojrzenie na wartość religii chrześcijańskiej
Is religion a cure? Julia Kristeva’s look at the value of the Christian religion

Summary/Abstract: Among the humanists representing the broadly understood postmodern trend, onecan often see an attitude of appreciation towards the phenomenon of religion. JuliaKristeva, Franco-Bulgarian psychoanalyst, philosopher and literary scholar, is one ofthe post-rational authors with a positive attitude towards religion. Her undisguisedrespect for the content of the Christian religion sometimes arouses admiration evenamong believers. There arises even a mutual expectation that under the influence ofher works there may appear a space to build a new world free of all barriers and mis-understandings or even a hope for the renewal of Christianity. Unfortunately, aftera deeper criticism of the thought of the French humanist, it is difficult to share simi-lar expectations. Kristeva’s idealistic and reductionist philosophy is unable to fullyconvey the Christian message, which means that dialogue in a broader dimensionbecomes questionable. The article discusses the basis of her psychoanalytic thoughtand analyzes some terms taken from Christian religion and interpreted by her. Theresearch shows that Kristeva does not go beyond the scheme of psychoanalysis, whichresults in the fact that the concepts she uses only seemingly correspond to Christianterms. For Kristeva religion is nothing more than a form of medicine in certain situ-ations, which undoubtedly depreciates the Christian message.

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