TY - JOUR AU - Patrin, Wiaczesław PY - 2019/06/24 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Nauka św. Marka Eremity o cnocie JF - Collectanea Theologica JA - ct VL - 89 IS - 1 SE - Artykuły DO - 10.21697/ct.2019.89.1.06 UR - https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/ct/article/view/3529 SP - 89-100 AB - <p>In the works of St. Mark the Ascetic, the notion of virtue exists on<br>three levels: 1) theological-speculative, 2) anthropological-axiological and<br>3) ascetic-practical. On the theological-speculative level, Mark shares his<br>reflections on virtue in the treatise De lege spirituali. In this case, he speaks<br>about God as the source of virtues and about the fact that the nature<br>of virtue remains one, but it differs in its practical implementation. The<br>anthropological-axiological level of virtue is discussed by St. Mark in Justif.<br>24 and Bapt. IX 78-79. In this case, we can see the author’s striving to<br>emphasize the role of God and his grace in the work of human salvation. Salvation is seen as an action that transcends human nature, and virtue<br>remains a natural state of man, a state that is in turn not possible without<br>the help of God’s grace. The ascetic-practical level is related to looking at<br>virtue in the context of prayer. Prayer is a mediator between God and man.<br>Through it, man receives the grace that generates virtue in him, that is why<br>it can be called “mother of virtues”.</p> ER -