Person and Conscience: Augustinian Strands in John-Paul's Ethics
Person and Conscience: Augustinian Strands in John-Paul's Ethics
Author(s): Olivier O'DonovanSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Augustinianism; Karol Wojtyła (John-Paul II); Max Scheler; person; conscience; Henri de Lubac; Gaudium et Spes; self-transcendence
Summary/Abstract: The wide appeal of Veritatis Splendor lay in its Augustinianism. Two Augustinian themes predominate in Wojtyła's thought, one derived from Max Scheler, the other from Henri de Lubac and the nouvelle théologie. The unity of being and the good is the basis on which he can reassert the ontological integrity of the personal agent. The priority of divine grace in leading the human agent to moral fulfilment directs his thinking about the conscience as an inner dialogue with God. All moral self-awareness depends on that encounter, while the continuity of the person makes possible the accrual of moral experience.
Journal: Roczniki Teologiczne
- Issue Year: 66/2019
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 17-31
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English