Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 90 No. 1, 2020.
Pregledni rad
Two Wings of the Human Spirit. Notes on the Occasion of 20th Anniversary of Fides et Ratio
Nediljko Ante Ančić
orcid.org/0000-0001-5546-832X
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet, Sveučilište u Splitu
Sažetak
Two full decades have past since John Paul II issued the encyclical on the relation between faith and reason. The author uses this anniversary as an occasion to share some of his observations on the topic of this document and on its impact that it had so far, especially in the new guidelines for education of Catholic priests and in some speeches of Pope Benedict XVI. The author first reflects on reasons why authoritative texts of the Church Magisterium do not enjoy the kind of attention in ecclesial and social public in our time as they deserve due to their importance. After that, he sketches how the fundamental thoughts from the encyclical Fides et ratio on the importance of philosophy in theological studies found their way into the Decree on the Reform of the Church Study of Philosophy and the new Ratio fundamentalis – the document on education and formation of priests. In the final part, the author analyses a few texts and lectures of Pope Benedict XVI from which one can clearly discern how the Pope emeritus, more than anyone else in our times, noticed the importance of mutual relation and cooperation between Christian faith and human reason as the decisive issue of contemporary humanity and how he was pointing out enormous dangers (pathologies) that emerge when these two wings of the human spirit do not find a way to work together, to pervade and purify each other.
Ključne riječi
Fides et ratio; faith and reasonM; philosophy and theology; Ratio fundamentalis; education and formation of priests; Benedict XVI.
Hrčak ID:
238360
URI
Datum izdavanja:
28.5.2020.
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