Love as an Inspiration for Transforming Temporal Reality. A Theological and Catechetical Analysis of the Role of Love in Christian Formation
Love as an Inspiration for Transforming Temporal Reality. A Theological and Catechetical Analysis of the Role of Love in Christian Formation
Author(s): Konrad SobieckiSubject(s): Systematic Theology, Pastoral Theology, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Diecezjalne »Adalbertinum«
Keywords: Christian love; catechesis; theology; Joseph Ratzinger; Directory for Catechesis; theological anthropology;
Summary/Abstract: This article examines the role of love in theological and catechetical perspectives, presenting it as a fundamental principle of Christian anthropology and as a key element of faith formation. Drawing on Scripture, Church tradition, and contemporary catechetical documents--especially the General Directory for Catechesis (1997) and the Directory for Catechesis (2020)--the study argues that love is both the content and method of catechesis. Christian love, rooted in divine revelation, becomes a source of personal, communal, and social transformation. In order to provide a broader theological context for understanding love as a principle of Christian formation, selected literature on the subject is included (including works by J. Ratzinger, H.U. von Balthasar and A. Nygren).
Journal: Studia Ełckie
- Issue Year: 28/2026
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 83-95
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
