Published: 2023-12-28

Ontyczne podstawy pokoju w ujęciu papieża Benedykta XVI

Marek Tatar
Warszawskie Studia Pastoralne
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/wsp.2022.1.01

Abstract

Peace is one of the fundamental values of humanity’s life and the foundation building of every civilisation. An analysis of history leads to the conclusion that it is impossible to speak of a time or period of absolute peace. A definition claiming that peace is the absence of war and violence is also incomplete. It is therefore worth asking ourselves about the essence and nature of peace and the reality of its occurrence. Pessimistic and nihilistic options point to its utopianism and impossibility. Turning to the teaching of the eminent 20th/21st century theologian Pope Benedict XVI, we find a coherent conception of the pursuit of peace on the foundations of truth, love, justice, freedom and reconciliation. The Pope points out that these values are rooted in human nature. This makes the discussion on peace multidimensional and cannot be confined within a narrow confessionalism.

Keywords:

Benedict XVI, onticity of man, personalism, peace, spirituality, development of civilization

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Tatar, M. (2023). Ontyczne podstawy pokoju w ujęciu papieża Benedykta XVI. Warszawskie Studia Pastoralne, 55(1), 7–46. https://doi.org/10.21697/wsp.2022.1.01

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