Review article
https://doi.org/10.31192/np.14.3.4
The applied Christology of fr. Didak Buntić, OFM
Ivan Karlić
orcid.org/0000-0002-7550-0857
Antonio Musa
orcid.org/0000-0003-3571-9683
Abstract
Unlike any other point in history, our times are characterized by the search for authentic Christian witness, which would act as a part of an apologetic answer to the question posed by the nature of our postmodern world. This much needed witness of faith which at its root contains love in action fills the empty concepts of life, while giving hope of overcoming the feeling of deep inner divorce, which the modern man has made his own. In the constant need for renewal of each individual, The Church, and society witnesses have a special place. These witnesses are men and women who themselves have become beacons of faith, hope and charity. Without a doubt, fr. Didak Buntić is one such example. A Franciscan in the province of Herzegovina, he was a priest, teacher, protector and defender of the poor. Through decades of work in the fields of spirituality, economy, faith, moral, cultural, and political life in Herzegovina, fr. Didak – lead by the love for God and man – became a living Gospel from which proceeded the strength of Christs love. As a constant preacher and witness of the Kingdom of God fr. Didak Buntić, through his life, gave the answer to the fundamental Christological question: Who are you, Jesus Christ? This work aims to give the answer to his question on a series of levels.
Keywords
Jesus Christ; Christology; Christocentrism; fr. Didak Buntić; Kingdom of God; applied Christology/contextualization
Hrčak ID:
168717
URI
Publication date:
21.11.2016.
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