KRŠĆANSKO UTEMELJENJE LJUDSKOG DOSTOJANSTVA: KOMPLEMENTARNOST VJERE I ŽIVOTA
CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION OF HUMAN DIGNITY: THE COMPLEMENTARITY OF FAITH AND LIFE
Author(s): Ante MateljanContributor(s): Kevin Sullivan (Translator)
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Anthropology, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Existentialism, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Katolički bogoslovni fakultet
Keywords: Christian theological anthropology; human rights; dignity of the human person;
Summary/Abstract: The paper is divided into two parts. The first part sets out the problem of defining life in general and defining human life. The answer to the question of what is human life and who is human depends on the approach to the topic of human dignity. Three current approaches are addressed: liberal, utilitarian and relativistic. The second part of the paper provides the basic elements of Christian anthropology: the establishment of the ontological value of the human person on the transcendent basis, that is in God, the Christological center of anthropology, and the meaning and ultimate eschatological purpose of human existence. The conclusion emphasizes the complementarity of Christian anthropology with the demand for respect for the dignity and rights of the human person, from conception to natural death, and the significance of the Christian mission: the proclamation of the inviolable dignity of the human person whose original measure is the person of Jesus Christ.
Journal: Vrhbosnensia
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 103-123
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Croatian