HODNOCENÍ SUICIDALITY V BIBLICKO-KŘESŤANSKÉ TRADICI
EVALUATION OF SUICIDE IN THE BIBLICAL-CHRISTIAN TRADITION
Author(s): Jindřich ŠrajerSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Suicide; Christian tradition; Bible; Augustine; Thomas Aquinas
Summary/Abstract: The paper reflects the classification of suicide in the context of the biblical-Christian tradition. It shows that the ultimate condemnation of suicide does not occur in the Bible. It presents the condemnation/ denunciation of suicide by Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. Finally it deals with ecclesiastic-Christian praxis towards suicide, where taboo and pre-Christian elements are quoted. But recently there has been an evident tendency to a more differentiated and humane attitude towards the classification of suicide or more precisely those who commit it and their environment.
Journal: Studia theologica
- Issue Year: X/2008
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 1-14
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Czech