EDUCATION AS A SPACE OF FREEDOM: BETWEEN TRAINING, CONSCIENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY
EDUCATION AS A SPACE OF FREEDOM: BETWEEN TRAINING, CONSCIENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY
Author(s): Ioan-Gheorghe RotaruSubject(s): Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Philosophy of Education
Published by: Editions Vie et Sante
Keywords: Theological education; Freedom and conscience; Christian anthropology; Synergy between grace and reason; Pedagogy of communion
Summary/Abstract: Education as a Space of Freedom: between Training, Conscience and Responsibility. The article explores the profound relationship between education and freedom from the perspective of Orthodox theology, arguing that the authentic formation of man cannot be separated from the spiritual dimension of the person. Education is presented not only as a cognitive process, but as a path to deification, a synergy between divine grace and human rational effort. In this light, freedom is not understood as individualistic autonomy, but as participation in divine freedom, which manifests itself through love, responsibility and communion. The analysis includes a reflection on the contemporary challenges brought by technology, globalization and transhumanism, underlining the need for a pedagogy of spiritual discernment and ethical responsibility. The conclusion states that only an education anchored in the Christological vision of man can preserve freedom as a living and creative reality, avoiding its reduction to simple mechanisms of social adaptation. Thus, education becomes not only an instrument for transmitting knowledge, but a theandric place of the encounter between Truth and the freedom of the person.
Journal: Jurnalul Libertății de Conștiință
- Issue Year: 13/2025
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 772-790
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
