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The Incarnate Logos in Gnostic Theology

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Myszor W.

Roczniki Humanistyczne

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2018

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vol. 66

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issue 3: Filologia klasyczna - Selected Papers in English

49-57

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The Polish version of the article was published in “Roczniki Humanistyczne,” vol. 58–59 (2010–2011), issue 3. The popular version of Gnostic Christology in textbooks presents it as a Docetic Christology. The new texts by Christian Gnostics, uncovered in Nag Hammadi, prove that Gnostic Christology was first and foremost the Christology of the Church. It seems thus that Adolf Harnack’s term “the doctrine of two natures” describing the Gnostic approach is correct. The article quotes examples of Gnostic utterances from Tractatus Tripartitus of Nag Hammadi Codex I. Gnostic theology was close to Logos-centred Christology. The Gnostic statements also contain many other references to ecclesiastical theology. The author of Tractatus Tripartitus was clearly influenced by Church theology, but some ideas were later abandoned by the official doctrine of the Church.

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Relektura cytatów z Księgi Psalmów w Ewangelii według św. Jana

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Sikora A. R.

Poznańskie Studia Teologiczne

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2010

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issue 24

121-138

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The author of the article analyses eights passages from the Gospel according to St. John which contain quotations from the Book of Psalms. The quotations come from Ps 22,19 (Jn 19,24), Ps 41,9 (Jn 13,18), Ps 69,5 (Jn 15,25), Ps 69,10 (Jn 2,17), Ps 69,28 (Jn 19,28); Ps 78,24 (Jn 6,31), Ps 82,6 (Jn 10,34) and Ps 118,26 (Jn 12,13). As a result of the undertaken inquiry the author states that all the quotations from the psalms were reinterpreted in a specific theological perspective. The author of the Fourth Gospel was not interested in the meaning of the quotations in their original context but rather in the Christological thought embedded in them. From those psalms, read in a Christological key within a new context, emerges an image of Jesus who is the Son of God in an absolute sense (Ps 82,6), the Messianic King (Ps 118,26), who despite unjustified hatred on the part of the world (Ps 69,5), unbelief on the part of some of His interlocutors (Ps 78,24) and His awareness of the hostility of one of His disciples (Ps 41,10), zealously fulfills the Father’s plan (Ps 69,10), surrendering himself to all the humiliations (Ps 22,19) and tribulations of salvific passion (Ps 69,22). It should also be underscored that many exegetes interpret the content of those quotations not merely literally, i.e. by linking them to historical events, but expound their deeper spiritual sense.

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Marianus Pale Hera, Christology and Discipleship in John 17 (WUNT II/342; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2013).

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Darowski Ł.

The Biblical Annals

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2015

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vol. 5

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issue 2

443-446

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Book review: Marianus Pale Hera, Christology and Discipleship in John 17 (WUNT II/342; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2013). Pp. 206 + XIV. €64. ISBN 978-3-16-152219-2.

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The Need and Ways of Integration in Christology

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Łydka W.

Studia Theologica Varsaviensia

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2019

279-295

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&. e need for multiple integration in Christology as well as the Christologicalcorrelation of all theology must not raise any doubts nowadays. As we haveseen, this is supported by the clear indications of the last Council as well as bythe multiple tendencies that can be seen in the post-conciliar renewal of theology.e Christological correlation of theology profoundly corresponds notonly to its unity, but also to its return to biblical sources, to apostolic traditionand its kerygmatic character, the proclamation of the mystery of salvation andthe call to faith. Similarly, the systematic integration of Christology itself, thegreater link between biblical and speculative Christology and the mystery of theIncarnation and the mystery of Redemption allow it be possible to make fromthe mystery of Christ the central theme of the entire lecture on dogmatic theologyand, more importantly, to show Christ and his salvific works as eternallyliving and highest value in which we are involved and to which we are to makea full consecration. e integration of the different directions of Christologybetter reflects the unfathomable richness of the revealed truth about Christand the history of constant efforts of Christian thought to penetrate this truthmost deeply. It also takes into account the specific circumstances that haveled to the gradual clarification of the various aspects of the mystery of Christin dogmatic definitions. Finally, it emphasises the fact that one and the sameChristian faith has been expressed over the centuries in different traditions in theEast and West, and that there has almost always been a variety of theologicalapproaches to one and the same Christological dogma. erefore, such an integrationof Christology is of great importance for the preparation of ecumenicaldialogue and the proper exposition of the problems of theological pluralism andreinterpretation of dogmas.3. However, it is difficult to find any ideal way to achieve this correlation and integration.Attempts made so far show many different possibilities, each of which has its advantages and disadvantages. As for the Christological correlationof the whole theology, especially the dogmatic, one can take Christology – thescience, the work and Christ Himself – as the starting point for the lectureof all other theological treatises because the whole salvific economy of God wasrevealed to us fully only in the mystery of Christ. It is also possible, followingthe traditional dogmatic system, to consider Christology as a central theologicaltreatise and to show that the whole revelation of God and the history of salvationwere directed towards Christ, that in him they found their full realisation,and that the further history of salvation in the Church in the world until thesecond coming of the Lord is the continuation of Christ’s salvific work andderives its meaning and effectiveness from the mystery of the Incarnation andRedemption. e systematic integration of Christology itself can also take ondifferent forms. It is possible to move from Christ’s work, His words and deedsto His person, or from Christ’s person to His work. In other words, it is possibleto begin by showing what Christ has done, and then analyse who he was, or viceversa. e first way is probably more in line with the biblical phenomenologicalcharacter of the latest approaches to Christology. e second follows the lineof traditional concepts.Integration in the historical direction can also be carried out in differentways. e prospective method recommended by the Council can be adopted,i.e. to show the gradual development of the revelation of the mystery of Christin St. and N. e Testament and the development of an awareness of faith in thismystery in the history of the Church up to the present day, the formation of differenttraditions and many theological approaches, while preserving the essentialidentity of faith, is precise where necessary in symbols of faith and dogmaticdefinitions. It is also possible to use a more traditional retrospective method,i.e. to present today’s awareness of the Church’s faith in the mystery of Christwith various theological controversies and emerging problems, and, going backthrough centuries of Church tradition and the development of theological thought,to show the whole historical-biblical background of Christian Christology. iswill prove its identity and at the same time its constant development and richnessof views. us, theologians, lecturers and textbook authors have differentpossibilities to implement the postulates of correlation and integration. elack of one ready-made model in this field as a result of the ongoing processof post-conciliar renewal of the entire theology sometimes gives rise to someanxiety. However, it is a creative anxiety, protecting against routine and ossification.is situation makes it necessary to rethink and adapt the lectures on thecentral mystery of Christianity to the current conditions and needs of the listenersin order to revive their faith and commitment to the salvific work of Christ.

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Nesnáze dospívání malého Ježíše. O christologii Pseudo‑Tomášova evangelia dětství

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Cielontko D.

Studia theologica

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2022

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vol. 2

21-43

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This article offers an analysis of the depiction of the growing up of the child Jesus in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas (IGT). IGT describes the divine Jesus consecutively at the ages of five, seven, eight, and twelve and outlines his gradual maturation. While the five‑year‑old Jesus displays impulsivity and infantility, his behavior changes for the better as he grows older. This transformation is based on the central programmatic theses that Jesus has to learn “to bless and not to curse” (Gs 4:2) and to love those his own age and have respect for elders (Gs 6:2). The depiction of Jesus‘ childhood in the IGT is contextualized against the background of ancient popular ideas about Greco‑Roman gods as well as ancient ideas about childhood developmental stages. Given the lack of a more thorough discussion of IGT in the Czech milieu, the article begins with a more detailed textual discussion that reflects contemporary shifts in scholarship.

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The Threshold of Victory: Theodicy and Relief in the Theology of John Paul II

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Griffin D.

The Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II

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2018

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vol. 8

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issue 2

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The Twentieth Century provided the religious and irreligious alike with tremendous challenges in regards to belief. Evil and carnage were pervasive and the Church was in decline. In that cultural moment rose an interpreter of that challenge who theodicy was clear and efficient in answering the complex challenge of evil in the modern world. John Paul II, more than almost any other figure of the age, addressed the vexing issue of evil in the modern world. In the corpus of his writing mankind comes to know evil through an act of memory, remembering from where evil sprang, and what evil has done in man to separate him from his creator. And mankind comes to terms with identity of evil as seen and experienced through the act of suffering. Through processing memory, and examining identity, mankind can discover how Jesus Christ’s work on Calvary places us at the threshold of victory.

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Bytí a pravda Ježíše Krista: O vztahu ontologie a christologie v návaznosti na Klause Hemmerleho

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Fiedler E.

Studia theologica

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2020

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vol. 2

1-23

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In this paper, discussing the way metaphysics and Christology relate to each other, we will attempt to shed the light on the problem of the ontological mediation of the "whole truth" of Jesus Christ. Our argument will be developed in dialogue with selected Christological proposals of German-speaking Catholic theology of the second half of the twentieth century (Rahner, Balthasar, Kasper, Hünermann) and, above all, with Trinitarian-ontological and Trinitarian-Christological approach of Klaus Hemmerle (1929–1994). Hemmerle’s most well-known essay "Theses for a Trinitarian Ontology" (Thesen zu einer trinitarischen Ontologie) deals with the problem of new genuinely Christian Trinitarian ontology. This simultaneously theological and philosophical approach could help us articulate the "whole truth" of Jesus Christ in a new, convincing manner. In conclusion, following Hemmerle, we will suggest where Christology becomes absolutely indispensable in relation to ontology.

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The Reconciliation of the World Through the Blood of Christ’s Cross as the Completion of the Work of Creation (Col 1:15-20)

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Kręcidło J.

Verbum Vitae

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2021

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vol. 39

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issue 4

1133-1157

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The article contains a detailed exegesis of the Christological hymn in Col 1:15-20, highlighting the links between the theology of creation and kerygmatic theology. The first strophe (1:15-18a) emphasizes the author’s intention to show the function of Christ in the creation of the world, whereas the second one (1:18b-20) exposes the fact that Christ’s passion, death and resurrection were key moments in the history of the world, comparable only to the work of its creation. It is shown that both events are closely related in the hymn because reconciling the world to God in the blood of Christ is meant to be the completion of the work of creation, resulting in restoring a harmonious relationship between God and man.

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Why metaphysics matters for the science-theology debate – an incarnational case study

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Lawson F. I.

Studia Philosophiae Christianae

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2020

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vol. 56

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issue 3

125-155

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This article examines the relationship between science and theology within a critical realist framework. Focusing on the role of metaphysics as a unifying starting point, especially in consideration of theological issues that are concerned with corporeality and temporality (such as in the incarnation). Some metaphysical challenges that lead to the appearance of “paradox” in the incarnation are highlighted, and the implications of two forms of holistic scientific ontology on the appearance of a paradox in the incarnation are explored. It is concluded that ultimately both science and theology are concerned with the nature of reality, and the search for coherent models that can describe the unseen. Whilst one should maintain a criticality to any realist conception of theological and scientific theories, a shared metaphysics ensures theological doctrine can continue to be interpreted with relevance in a world in which scientific thought is increasingly stretching into the meta-scientific.

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Matthias Joseph Scheeben a Kristův učitelský úřad v jeho hlavních spisech

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Řeháková V.

Studia theologica

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2021

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issue 3

19-37

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The aims of the article Matthias Joseph Scheeben and Christ’s Magisterial Office in His Major Writings are to present briefly the great German theologian of the nineteenth century M. J. Scheeben, to introduce the Christological titles treated in his main writings and especially to deal with Christ’s prophetic and magisterial office in light of the today’s Christological and Soteriological reflections. When considering the strengths and shortcomings of Scheeben’s work, we bear in mind the historical context of systematic theology of the nineteenth century. We appreciate that the author finds mutual connections between the three offices of Christ and their continuity with the Old‑ Testament messianic offices. Scheeben is exceptionally creative in finding new connections within the Old‑ Testament texts. With regard to the prophetic‑ magisterial office as described by the German theologian, we find an interesting, original name for Christ – Christ the Apostle, the Sent‑ One. We consider his tendency to integrate the mystery of the Trinity into Christology and Soteriology and to make it relevant to Christian life as his greatest contribution. Revelation is not merely a theoretical doctrine, it offers us a sharing in the inner life of the Trinity. The shortcomings of Scheeben’s theology are connected with the theology of his time. In general, the author treated the question of Jesus in more of an a‑ historic and distinctively ontological way. He emphasized Christ’s divine dignity and identity more than his human existence, his growth, his learning and the evolving story.

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Problem Boga jako kwestia podstawowa w myśli Waltera Kaspera

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Kornek T.

Studia Ełckie

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2023

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vol. 25

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issue 1

27-39

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The topic about ‘The Problem of God’ (die Gottesfrage) is one of the most important discussions for contemporary dogmatic theology and theology in general. The thought of Walter Kasper, who this year is celebrating his 90th birthday, is characterised by a creative and open-minded approach to contemporary challenges. This article analyzes Kasper’s reflection on ‘The Problem of God’ based on three monographs of the German cardinal: ‘Jesus der Christius’, ‘Der Gott Jesus Christi’ and ‘Katholische Kirche. Wesen – Wirklichkeit – Sendung’. The first part of the article presents selected topics of Kasperʼs Christology. The next part analyzes the causes of the current crisis of faith in God and the solutions proposed by the German theologian as a response to modern atheism. In the last part, the subject of reflection is the Church, which, according to Kasper, is to effectively make present in history the salvific work of Jesus Christ and be an icon of the Holy Trinity.

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The Son as a Torn Veil: The Mysteries of Jesus According to J. Ratzinger-Benedict XVI

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Szymik J.

Collectanea Theologica

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2020

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vol. 90

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issue 5

621-635

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J. Ratzinger-Benedict XVI relates theological cognition to following Jesus and going in His footsteps. He emphasizes the inseparable, mutual, servant-like relationship between academic theology and Christian praxis, Christological hermeneutics with the existential basis of faith. Intellectual and spiritual understanding of the mystery of Jesus depends on intimacy with Him and grows on this path: only the Son can show the Father because he knows Him in a way that defines his existence as the Son. The eternal inter-Trinitarian conversation with the Father – the prayer of the Son, His sonship-obedience – finds its corporal expression in history, and the humanity of Jesus, whose culmination is the cross, remains His prayer. The earthly life, and finally the Passover of Jesus, introduces into the human, vague concept of God the experience of the loving Father, thus making the course of history definitively meaningful and fulfilling, and the faith legitimate. Ratzinger defends Christology as a conceptual understanding of the truth of the Gospel, the depth and integrity of which Christology guards and to which it refers. Disregarding in faith the cognitive achievements and heritage of systematic theology leads to depriving faith of its most important contents, without which it starts to look in the dark for justifications which are subjective as well as fuzzy.

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Ikonoklazm i jego argumentacja przeciwko kultowi obrazów w ostatnim z chrystologicznych sporów chrześcijańskiej starożytności

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Pyc M.

Colloquia Theologica Ottoniana

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2012

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issue 1

23-36

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Escalating in the eighth century in the east heretical defied the trend of iconoclasm in the Church adopted the worship images. In this article, is shown argumentation iconoclasts deny veneration of icons. In their view, it can not be reconciled with a genuine faith and practice, accompanied by numerous abuses, is a departure from the old Christian tradition. Binding remained for them the Old Testament prohibition „Thou shalt not do any image” (Ex 20,4). Significant impact on their views were: the idea of „image consubstantial” negative attitude towards the matter and give its ugly head in iconoclasm echo of origenism. Proved to be decisive Christological argument, leading to accusations of supporters of Nestorianism and Monophysitism.

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Christological Heterodoxy as a Threat to the Kerygma in the Theology of Father Raniero Cantalamessa

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Zborowski M.

Teologia w Polsce

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2020

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vol. 14

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issue 1

229-249

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Any attempt to reduce or disintegrate the Christological dogma is not without an impact on the basic message of the good news, the Kerygma, as well as on its soteriological implications. The theological challenge is to make every effort to proclaim the first message as the announcement of the fullness of the revealed truth, but also to indicate the dangers arising from incomplete or unorthodox proclamation. The article presents negative consequences of heterodox Christological tendencies for the reality of the Kerygma in theology of Father Raniero Cantalamessa. These dogmatic threats and their consequences focus on the person of Jesus Christ and the mysteries of His death and resurrection.

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Kristův kněžský úřad v hlavních spisech M. J. Scheebena

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Řeháková V.

Studia theologica

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2021

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issue 4

85-105

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The study follows up on the previous article about the Christological titles and Christ’s magisterial office treated in the main writings of the German theologian. The aim of this study is to put Christ’s priestly office into the context of Scheeben’s soteriological reflection, to present the main characteristics of the office, to draw attention to the sacrifice on the Cross as the central function of Christ’s priesthood and, finally, point out the Trinitarian foundation of Jesus’s sacrifice. Christ’s high‑ priesthood, with its climax in the sacrifice of the Cross, can be rightly considered as crucial to understanding Scheeben’s rich and, for his time, innovative soteriology in which the main mysteries of faith are connected. In Jesus’s sacrifice on the Cross, salvation as deification culminates. Therefore, the Cross is not only a propitiatory but also a deifying, glorifying and eucharistic sacrifice. Here, the author’s own sacrificial theory is made evident. The few shortcomings of Scheeben’s reflection have to be understood in the context of his time. The theologian emphasises the hierarchical aspect of Christ’s priesthood and does not explore the thought that Jesus’s life is also a realisation of his self‑ giving to others in his obedience to the Father. Christ’s sacrifice has its archetype in the life of the Trinity and is an invitation for a Christian to partake in divine relationships. Scheeben underlines the presence of the Holy Spirit both in Christ’s sacrifice and in the living out of this mystery on the Christian life.

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RELEVANCE OF THE APPARITION OF OUR LADY AT LA SALETTE (SEPTEMBER 19, 1846) FOR THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD FROM THE BIBLICAL-THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

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Kręcidło J.

Forum Teologiczne

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2018

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vol. 19

91-103

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The article focuses on two main issues. In the first part the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at La Salette is briefly recounted. This is a necessary ground to foster in the second part of the article the main investigation on the relevance of the La Salette apparition for the contemporary world. The methodological procedure applied in the paper aims to demonstrate how the vital theological motives in the narrative circumstances of the La Salette event and in the content of Our Lady’s message are rooted in God’s revelation bequeathed in the Old and New Testament.

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Election in Christ in Schleiermacher’s Christian Faith and Christian Ethics

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Schel K. V.

Open Theology

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2014

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vol. 1

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issue 1

EN

Schleiermacher’s treatment of election criticizes the narrow focus on individual salvation and emphasizes the primacy of divine grace. Yet more than merely offering a revision of this controversial doctrine, Schleiermacher’s position illuminates the larger correlation of grace, history, and soteriology in his theology. This essay examines Schleiermacher’s novel understanding of grace and history by attending to the subtle theme of the “supernatural-becoming-natural” in his thought. In contrast to rationalist and supernaturalist theologies in his day, his Christian Faith and Christian Ethics offer a historically-minded treatment that focuses on the original instance of grace in history: the appearance of the redeemer. Schleiermacher depicts the relatively supernatural influence of Christ as transforming the natural and historical world from within, drawing creation to its divinelyordained completion. This dynamic highlights Schleiermacher’s work as an innovative contribution to ongoing discussions of grace and redemption in modern and contemporary systematic theology.

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Ikonoklazm i jego argu¬mentacja przeciwko kultowi obrazów w ostatnim z chrystologicznych sporów chrześcijańskiej starożytności

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Pyc M.

Colloquia Theologica Ottoniana

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2012

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issue 1

23-36

EN

Escalating in the eighth century in the east heretical defied the trend of iconoclasm in the Church adopted the worship images. In this article, is shown argumentation iconoclasts deny veneration of icons. In their view, it can not be reconciled with a genuine faith and practice, accompanied by numerous abuses, is a departure from the old Christian tradition. Binding remained for them the Old Testament prohibition „Thou shalt not do any image” (Ex 20,4). Significant impact on their views were: the idea of „image consubstantial” negative attitude towards the matter and give its ugly head in iconoclasm echo of origenism. Proved to be decisive Christological argument, leading to accusations of supporters of Nestorianism and Monophysitism.

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Vybrané otázky z christologie a soteriologie třetí knihy Komentáře Sentencí M. Jana Husa

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Pospíšil C. V.

Studia theologica

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2015

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vol. 4

153-165

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The author provides evidence in the paper that Hus’ christology and soteriology do not depart from the boundaries of Catholic orthodoxy. Although Hus’ theology was time-conditioned, the author finds compelling questions therein (in contrast to modern commentators). Hus worked on the third book in the first semester of the academic year 1408/1409, which was a time involving a dramatic turn in his fate. Hus’ christology and soteriology is shaped in Anselm’s manner. It contains thought-provoking statements about Christ’s predestination, about his natural mortality, about the reverence of Christ’s humanity and about the worship of images. Hus’ theology of history focuses on the incarnation as the climax and fulfilment of the history of the world. The concept of Christ’s sinlessness, not excluding the ability to sin, is also interesting. In the conclusion, the author brings to light certain inconsistencies contained in the first half of the third book of Hus’ Commentary on Sentences.

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Człowiek ośmiu błogosławieństw według papieża Franciszka

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Kiejkowski P.

Teologia i Moralność

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2021

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vol. 1

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issue 1(29)

205-217

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Pope Francis has repeatedly commented on the evangelical Eight Beatitudes in his statements. They show not only the extraordinary figure of Jesus Christ, but also the image of a fulfilled, happy man. He is a man of God, a disciple of the poor Master, created for community and interpersonal relationships, for the paschal path, creative and committed love, a sign of contradiction and eschatic hope. The Pope shows the image of man present in the Beatitudes as a proposal of mature humanity, adequate for all people of our time.

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Papież Franciszek wielokrotnie w swoich wypowiedziach komentował ewangelicznych Osiem błogosławieństw. Ukazuje się w nich nie tylko niezwykła postać Jezusa Chrystusa, ale także obraz spełnionego, szczęśliwego człowieka. Jest to człowiek Boży, uczeń ubogiego Mistrza, stworzony dla wspólnoty i międzyosobowych relacji, paschalnej drogi, twórczej i zaangażowanej miłości, znak sprzeciwu i eschatycznej nadziei. Obecny w błogosławieństwach obraz człowieka papież ukazuje jako propozycję dojrzałego człowieczeństwa adekwatny dla wszystkich ludzi naszych czasów.

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The Incarnate Logos in Gnostic Theology

Relektura cytatów z Księgi Psalmów w Ewangelii według św. Jana

Marianus Pale Hera, Christology and Discipleship in John 17 (WUNT II/342; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2013).

The Need and Ways of Integration in Christology

Nesnáze dospívání malého Ježíše. O christologii Pseudo‑Tomášova evangelia dětství

The Threshold of Victory: Theodicy and Relief in the Theology of John Paul II

Bytí a pravda Ježíše Krista: O vztahu ontologie a christologie v návaznosti na Klause Hemmerleho

The Reconciliation of the World Through the Blood of Christ’s Cross as the Completion of the Work of Creation (Col 1:15-20)

Why metaphysics matters for the science-theology debate – an incarnational case study

Matthias Joseph Scheeben a Kristův učitelský úřad v jeho hlavních spisech

Problem Boga jako kwestia podstawowa w myśli Waltera Kaspera