Spiritual Interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Theology of Henri de Lubac and Its Contribution to the Healing and Growth of the Person Cover Image

Duhovno tumačenje Svetoga pisma u teologiji Henrija de Lubaca i njezin doprinos ozdravljenju i rastu osobe
Spiritual Interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Theology of Henri de Lubac and Its Contribution to the Healing and Growth of the Person

Author(s): Jakov Rađa
Subject(s): Philosophy of Religion, Biblical studies, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu
Keywords: spiritual interpretation; Word of God; healing; growth of the person; Christian existence; Henri de Lubac;

Summary/Abstract: The Second Vatican Council once again placed the Word of God at the very heart of the Church’s life. What kind of hermeneutics of the Word of God is called for? Without abandoning the value of the historical-critical method, it is necessary to recover the patristic approach to exegesis. It is to Henri de Lubac’s credit that he brought patristic and medieval theological thought into dialogue with the present, seeking within it answers to contemporary questions. The patristic and medieval spiritual interpretation of Scripture is one of the most compelling phenomena of Christian thought, and one that can still make its contribution to the healing and growth of the person today. The spiritual interpretation of Sacred Scripture does this to the extent that it communicates a theological approach to history that does not stop at the search for historical truth, but rather seeks to penetrate to the truth of history; it teaches that life, no less than Scripture, stands in need of exegesis in the light of Christ, and it frees us from various dualistic readings.

  • Issue Year: 34/2026
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 29-47
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Croatian
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