The Struggle between Postmodern Deism and the Eschatological Tension of the Church
The Struggle between Postmodern Deism and the Eschatological Tension of the Church

Summary/Abstract: The question of the meaning of human existence is an object of research of the human spirit in an ontological and ineffable way, rather than of science and art. This is a question both old and new, precisely because man, diverting from the Origin, has also lost the Target, being in a constant search. Nowadays, the answer to the meaning of human existence is more uncertain than ever, not because of the denial of meaning, but because of the multitude of meanings and paths that are proposed. Paradoxically, plurality of principles means absence of principle, just as polytheism is the same as atheism. As such, with regard to the meaning of human existence, today deist optics are being promoted, which denies by affirming. It also considers that the universe will end suddenly, but the Divine Revelation speaks not of the end but of transfiguration. The problem we intend to tackle in our study, claims its importance precisely in the thematic antinomy of this approach, conferred by the paradox of analyzing the present through the future. However, we consider that it is much more truthful to carry out an investigation of the present state of humanity from the perspective of its ultimate, meta-historical purpose. Eschatology means finality, meaning, but also a dynamic teleological relationship between the beginning and the end of creation.

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