TO LOVE MEANS TO SEE. AROUND THEOLOGICAL EPISTEMOLOGY OF J. RATZINGER/BENEDICT XVI Cover Image

KOCHAĆ ZNACZY WIDZIEĆ WOKÓŁ TEOLOGICZNEJ EPISTEMOLOGII J. RATZINGERA/BENEDYKTA XVI
TO LOVE MEANS TO SEE. AROUND THEOLOGICAL EPISTEMOLOGY OF J. RATZINGER/BENEDICT XVI

Author(s): Jerzy Szymik
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: theology; epistemology; witness; love; experience; relations; understanding; happiness; original sin; decision; conversion

Summary/Abstract: J. Ratzinger/Benedict XVI indicates existential and moral conditions underlying our understanding of God: our original experience in relations with others, the first image of God, instilled in us, but also our personal decisions, including ethical choices. Finally, a man seeks the source of security or a threat to his/her own freedom in God’s look (the Eye of Providence). Consequently he/she accepts or rejects God as a witness of his/her own fate. The Pope convinces that a humble consent for being visible constitutes a sign of conversion, which − in turn − leads to understanding God − a Faithful Witness, who can see and save us.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 4 (59)
  • Page Range: 153-166
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish