Motives and examples of human love for God and the neighbour according to Saint Basil the Great

• Authors: Ernest Janczyk
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article addresses the issue of the motivation of the fundamental order of love for God and the neighbour which Saint Basil the Great used in his doctrine.Based on an analysis of the texts of Saint Basil, this article demonstrates the intimate relationship that should exist between the love for God and the love for man. The ideal of this relationship is represented, according to the analysis, by Jesus Christ, the only Saviour of the world.

Keywords

EN

motive; the Saviour of the world; prayer; contemplation; imitation; the Creator; the Holy Spirit; The Basiliad

PL

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
• Journal: The Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2017

online

2017-05-01

Contributors

author

Ernest Janczyk

Identifiers

DOI

10.15633/pch.1987