Reflexions on Christian Humanism

Authors

  • Fernando Ortega Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Teología

Keywords:

Christian Humanism, Postmodernism, Nihilism, Deifying

Abstract

The author of this article reflects on Christian Humanism and the challenge that is
meant when proposing this in present cultural context. The first part emphasizes the
transition from Middle to Modern Ages and suggests hermeneutics of postmodernism
as expressed by “anthropological nihilism”. The second part focuses on the unprecedented
novelty of deifying human being, as a result of an unconceivable and excessive
love to God the Father. Then, Christian Humanism would consist of the experience
of man’s divine humanity, due to his insertion in Christ and the influence of the Spirit.
This experience lives through theological virtues, which purify idolatry and antropholatry,
leading to a paradoxical and mystical “faithful nihilism”

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Author Biography

Fernando Ortega, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Teología

El autor es Director del Departamento de Teología Moral de nuestra Facultad. Es miembro del Instituto para la Integración del Saber de la Universidad. Ha sido Decano de la Facultad de Teología y Miembro del Pontificio Consejo para la Cultura.

Published

04/15/2020

How to Cite

Ortega, F. (2020). Reflexions on Christian Humanism. Teología, 57(131), 37–57. Retrieved from https://erevistas.uca.edu.ar/index.php/TEO/article/view/3037