Abstract

Although the reality of evil and moral weakness belongs to the most common
human experience, only rational analysis does not allow for the rightful understanding
of these aspects of the human condition. Christianity comes to man’s
aid here when it sheds supernatural light on its essence and Divine origin, and at
the same time on weakness and the need of grace. In view of the entire Christian
tradition, Protestantism appears as an important and serious tradition, however
evaluated sometimes as unilateral or extremely pessimistic. "e Reformational
assumptions and multi-century subsequent history of theological thought and
sacramental-pastoral practice, particularly in Lutheran, Calvinist and Anglican
tradition, demand careful studies and analyses, so that this aspect of human
fate and supernatural destiny should be comprehensively understood.