SLOBODA U SUSTAVU VRIJEDNOSTI KOD CRKVENIH OTACA
FREEDOM IN THE VALUE SYSTEM OF THE CHURCH FATHERS
Author(s): Drago TukaraSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Comparative Studies of Religion, History of Judaism, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu
Keywords: Church Fathers; man; freedom; the image of God; theology; philosophy; Judaism; Roman law; pagans; human nature;
Summary/Abstract: The author deals with the Church Fathers at the time of the formation and development of the Church as an institution and a community established by God. Particular emphasis is placed on freedom as a basic component of human beings, without which even the Church Fathers could not speak of man as the realization of God’s image. The article is divided into three parts. The first part is devoted to the presentation of the historical context in which the freedom of Christians was emerging against the freedom of other nations of the Roman Empire who had already in a way acquired and enjoyed freedom. It is based on the reports of several Church Fathers who have for the present time become faithful reporters of political and social situations of that time. The author stresses the position of Christians in the society, and their incorporation into the pagan mentality. The author, of course, points out that, in the entire situation, the Christians were the positivists who waded through the morass of administrative and political problems.
Journal: Diacovensia: teološki prilozi
- Issue Year: 21/2013
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 609-626
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Croatian