The Historical-Dogmatic Impact of the Status of the Saint within the Christian Community
The Historical-Dogmatic Impact of the Status of the Saint within the Christian Community

Summary/Abstract: In the present study we propose an interdisciplinary and confessional comparative approach of the saint’s status. Avoiding the controversy caused by the worship of saints, we will try to prove in this paper that throughout time, the entire life of the Christian community revolved around certain saints and was determined by them. The fundamentals of Christianity, or the continuation of the idea of God’s people from Israel towards Christianity is accomplished by “that Holy who shall be born of you...” (Luke 1:35), that is through Jesus Christ. This divine quality with openness to the humanity of those who sought the service of God will be alive during the life of the Church and will determine its history and all dogmatic and faith formulas. Finally we propose a conciliation in the assessment and perception of Saints that determined the life of the Christian community. Christianity owes everything to its predecessors who, more or less appreciated, infused in the future the magnificence of God’s love unfolded in Jesus Christ and transmitted to the Church and every man through the Holy Spirit.

• Details
• Contents