The Rescue of the Self: Man’s Metaphysical Vocation and
the Dignity of Being in Relation
The Rescue of the Self: Man’s Metaphysical Vocation and
the Dignity of Being in Relation
Author(s): Theodor DamianSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: self; image; God; absolute; understanding; knowledge; participation; dignity; deification;
Summary/Abstract: Man does not possess his own self. As image of God, man is a mystery to himself.Yet he is called to explore that mystery, not to explain it, so that he can discover hisauthentic vocation in life which requires him to transcend knowledge as it is commonlyunderstood, meaning to become metaphysically realistic and keeping his original dignityby building a cruciform type of relationship: on the horizontal with his fellow man, andbased on that, on the vertical, with God.
Journal: Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi. Teologie Ortodoxă
- Issue Year: 25/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 109-119
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
