Opętanie i egzorcyzmy w apologetyce wczesnochrześcijańskiej II-III wieku

• Authors: Mariusz Terka

Title variants

EN

Possession and exorcisms in the early Christian apologetics of 2nd and 3rd century

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article is the attempt to analyze the teaching of early christian apologists about possession and exorcisms in Church. They recognize that possession in the strict sense applies to a human body. By contrast, spiritual enslavement consists in introducing someone into impiety. Evil spirits, after turning away from their Creator, envy people the grace of God and try to take them away from God and to enslave. They claim to be gods and demand sacrifices and a cult. Magic is also the way to enslavement, because the effectiveness of magic is connected with the power of demons. An exorcism is a kind of spiritual fight in which a christian, in the name of Jesus, commands demons and liberates the possessed person. Exorcisms are the manifestation of God’s power, which beats evil spirits and exposes their lies. Although the main reason of the liberation is the power of God’s name, faith and ardent prayer of a possessed person and these who pray for him have also an im­pact on that process. Christians who live in the grace of God are under the care of Christ, so they don’t have to fear demons.

Keywords

PL

apologia; bałwochwalstwo; bezbożność; demon; egzorcyzm; Kościół; magia; modlitwa; imię Boże; opętanie

EN

apologia; idolatry; impiety; demon; exorcism; Church; magic; prayer; God’s name; possession

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: Vox Patrum
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 59
• Pages: 87-111

Dates

published

2013-01-25

Contributors

author

Mariusz Terka

Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/vp.4016