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The article analyzes the veritative credibility of the Catholic Church according to H. U. von Balthasar. We are trying to answer the question: Does the Church transmit the truth revealed in Jesus Christ in an honest and intact way? Despite changeable, philosophical and cultural directions the doctrine and moral rules of the Church remain constant and in accordance with ecclesiastical tradition. Christianity...
The credibility of Christianity as a revealed religion, which comes first of all from the authority of God who reveals Himself, is one of the key topics of fundamental theology. A theologian's task is to analyse the Revelation which remains at the bottom of this religion. The author of this article analyses the problem of recognizing the Divine Revelation, present in the Bible and Tradition, according...
The subject of the article is a terminological reflection on the definition and interpretation of magic and witchcraft in the light of research by anthropologists and scholars of religion from the second half of the XIX c. to contemporary times. The views of evolutionists E. B. Tylor and J. G. Frazer, sociologists E. Durhheim, H. Hubert and M. Mauss, social anthropologist B. K. Malinowski, philosopher...
The aim of this paper was to analyze a motivating aspect of love in Buddhism. As the most comprehensive analysis of the Buddhist love in the Polish literature is the work of H. de Lubac, hence the focus on his research, supplemented by observations of contemporary theologians. First shown understanding of the term 'love' in Buddhism, referenced in order to analyze the three terms: majtri (kindness),...
On the feast of St Andrew the Apostle, on November 30 2007 His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI promulgated the encyclical letter Spe Salvi. The papal document is a proclamation of the Gospel of hope. Life devoid of hope is the most acute problem of modern times. Benedict XVI, reading this 'sign of the times' points to the need of regaining hope, as it is hope only that gives meaning to human life and history...
The article presents issues connected with God's salvific economy which realises itself from the beginning of the world up to now. Christian history shows that the Church is included in the Revelation and God's salvific plans. God's entire economy is the creation of Three Divine Persons and its aim is to lead creatures to gain a perfect unity and love of The Trinity. God' economy organises the reality...
The liturgy of Advent honors the Blessed Virgin as Mother awaiting the birth of Her Child. The day of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady is the first Marian feast and initiates a new liturgical year. In popular religiosity of Advent, Mary epitomizes spiritual rebirth; hence the faithful pray novenas and take part in numerous devotions to Our Lady. One of the most popular devotions is everyday morning...
The author examines the sense of the existential judgement of God. The presented research leads to a conclusion that it does not exist a possibility of making a good construction of the negative existential judgement of God, which would be meaningful in the light of the analytical theory of significance. Nevertheless, a well examined negation in this judgement does not relate to the real existence...
The purpose of this article is to present the issue of the possibilities of human salvation outside Christianity and to show the importance of theology of religion in the understanding of this question. The first part of the paper contains an explanation of the term theology of religion as a theological discipline. The author stresses its uniqueness consisting in regarding one's own religious doctrine...
Diverse areas of studies are concerned with the answer to the inquiry on the meaning of human existence. Also theology, referring to the Divine Revelation, points out to the meaning of existence, revealed by God. Also Benedict XVI refers to this issue in his apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini - On the Word of God in the life and mission of the Church. Indicating the Eternal Word, that entered the...
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