Chrystus cierpiący w kazaniach Tomasza Młodzianowskiego
"The Suffering Christ" in Tomasz Młodzianowski’s Sermons

Summary/Abstract: A vast collection of Tomasz Młodzianowski`s sermons is an excellent example of coexistence of both doctrinal considerations and ars predicandi rules. A great amount of analyzed theological and moral issues is connected with baroque fundamental problems and concerns. The aim of the thesis is to interpret the figures of suffering Christ, which was frequently used by the baroque preacher.In his sermons Młodzianowski primarily focuses on the suffering of God’s Son. The images of physical pain, with their persuasive function, are characterized by passion piety and dolorism so characteristic of the baroque vision of experiencing and understanding the mysteries of Christian faith. Moreover, the image of “man of sorrows” is set in a medieval cult of Jesus`s humanity and above all his torment. According to what the Jesuit says, Jesus Christ is perceptible through his suffering body – the visible sign of invisible grace.

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