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Středověký odkaz víry v boha pro současnost
Medieval Legacy of Religious Faith at Present

Author(s): Josef Dolista
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Vysoká škola evropských a regionálních studií, z. ú.
Keywords: Natural recognition of God; philosophical approach to the faith; divine existence; ethical consequences;

Summary/Abstract: Philosophical enquiry into religious faith comes to the renascence nowadays aft er lots of years that such questions were not discussed in our political conditions. However, such questions are not new, considerations about recognizing God in philosophical approach have always arisen in Christianity, such general philosophical thinking can even be observed in ancient philosophers‘ works. These questions are timeless and are perceived as achieving the harmony between the faith and the reason. Th e philosophical approach into religious faith has always arisen from the questions of the meaning of life and its possible continuation. Abelardo’s enunciation is really crucial in this approach because according to it the reason cannot be a barrier to the faith. In the current world God is ambiguous in many kinds of beliefs and thus the world is full of questions. Philosophy helps improve the level of questions as well as the character of possible answers. In such an approach God according to T. G. Masaryk can seem to be a hypothesis for explaining the current world.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 7-9
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Czech