Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 94 No. 5, 2024.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.53745/bs.94.5.13
Talking about God or Talking about Faith
Mari Jože Osredkar
; Faculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Abstract
In the article, the author points out the difference between speaking »about God«, speaking about faith, and believing. Man is similar to God in his ability to communicate. From the beginning of mankind until today, there is talk about God. However, it is necessary to admit that modern Western liberal society has avoided mentioning God in public since the French Revolution or the Enlightenment. Even in theology after the Second Vatican Council, very few writings speak about God. A good example is the encyclicals of the current Pope Francis, in which he talks about justice, the preservation of the environment and the brotherhood of all people. Addressing all the people on earth, he explains how to live faith, or rather, how we can recognise our relationship to God in our relationship to our fellow man and to nature, i.e., our relationship to creation. This is not only a possibility but a necessity if we want to survive on planet Earth. In the development of Guy Lafon’s theological thought, we find a development from talking about God to believing. The French thinker emphasizes that speaking about faith is necessary for a person’s belief. The article ends with the assertion that God is a Person and every man is a person therefore belief binds people together.
Keywords
Talk about God; faith; Guy Lafon; liberalism; belief.
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3.3.2025.
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