Bölcselet és teológia Körmöczi János nyilvános beszédeiben. Műfajtörténeti bevezetés a filozofikus unitárius prédikációkról
Philosophy and Theology in János Körmöczi's Public Speeches. An Introduction to the History of Philosophical Unitarian Sermons

Summary/Abstract: Philosophy and Theology in János Körmöczi’s Public speeches. An Introduction to the History of hilosophical Unitarian Sermons. This article continues the analysis of János Körmöczi’s work from the Keresztény Magvető’s 2024/3 issue. It examines how the relationship between János Körmöczi (1763–1836) and philosophy, as explored there, is reflected in his printed works. Since there are no modern editions of these works, this article’s interpretations are based on a detailed description of the content, supported by numerous quotations, which lead to new insights into the nature and sources of the texts. These are also suitable for presenting the profoundly philosophical nature of the Unitarian preaching tradition. The interpretations reveal the deliberate presence of contemporary European intellectual currents. In the 1799 synod greeting, the essentially Kantian (Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) motivation is significantly modified by the omission of the thesis that the existence of religion can be derived exclusively from the moral nature of man. Another important feature is that, unlike Körmöczi’s other source, Christian Wilhelm Flügge (1772–1828), he does not consider irreligiousness to be the most important problem affecting humanity, but rather the persistent strong presence of superstition inherited from the Middle Ages. An analysis of the funeral speeches reveals an important difference: in these, the main danger is already the emergence of irreligious atheists. The conclusion emphasizes that further research may reveal where these texts fit into the development of Kant’s reception in Transylvania and Hungary. However, it is already clear that Körmöczi’s reflective following of the great Königsberg philosopher will not be a transition to following Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762–1814), and this is explained precisely by Körmöczi’s adherence to the strong Transylvanian tradition of rational philosophy of religion.

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