Review article
Monastic povertu and bearing witness to it in contemporary ways oj earning and work
Špiro Marasović
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Split
Abstract
The subject of this work is bearing witness to monastic poverty
in contemporary ways of earning and work. In order to explain the
problem as clear as possible, the author has divided his work into
three parts. In the first part he points out three essential theological
characteristics of monastic poverty, i. e. 1) Christocentric selfgiving to
God, 2. prophetic sign of eshatological time and 3. asceticism. In the
second part the author considers the social function of monastic
poverty. He notices the social function in: 1. social criticism of
current conditions, 2. solidarity with those who are handicapped and
3. caritative love. In the third part, making distinction between work
and earning money, and then placing the monastic poverty within
such a framework, the author relates it to contemporary
phenomenology of primary, secondary and tertiary sector of work, as
well as to the earnings from interest rates, annuities and possible
corrupt activities, and also to the phenomena of modern ways of
getting mony without work. The author always gives his own opinion
on particular issues.
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Hrčak ID:
39057
URI
Publication date:
21.3.2001.
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