Review article

FATHER VENDELIN VASILJ Some views on philosophy of communism and relations to religion

Ivan Sivrić ; Mostar

Abstract

The article presents, with a short biography, father Vendelin Vasilj’s views
on the communistic philosophy of life. It also gives the basic characteristics
of his two works: Philosophy of communism and Communism and
religion, books which were not known for the professional, scientific and
philosophical public of this place. The context, in which the works were
made, is also presented, especially taking into consideration the centuries
long neglecting of the Christian social doctrine by the former official
science. By emphasizing the author’s research discourse which was able
because of his direct insight into original Marxist literature, or insight
into the published documents of young Marx and Engels, for whom the
main protagonists of the communistic ideology did not hear anything, the
intention was to offer different image about spiritual and philosophical
atmosphere in that period. Besides Vasilj’s views there are also some comments
from the home theological-philosophical approach with regard to
Marxist answer to the basic life and philosophical issues.

Keywords

religion; communism; philosophy; atheism; theory; practice; revolution.

Hrčak ID:

230141

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/230141

Publication date:

17.12.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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