Religia w życiu osoby ludzkiej a totalitarny ład życia społecznego
Religion in the life of a human being and totalitarian governance of social life

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to answer the question: why totalitarianism, as a form of statehood, a particular form of social governance fights against religion and human religiosity. In other words, the author of the article tries to explain the anti-religious nature of totalitarianism. This outstanding issue is intended to be presented on the basis of philosophical knowledge referring to the personalistic vision of man and realist metaphysics. The presentation of the issue will be juxtaposed with indication of the relation between religion of human life and social governance, shaped in the context of Western civilisation. The author emphasises that religion makes it possible for a human being to exercise her or his transcendence in contrast to the whole world, and her or his freedom from the world, from its finiteness and insufficiency. Thanks to religion, a human being has the chance to discover her or his dignity, i.e. her or his personal exceptional goodness, constituting the basis for all human entitlements. Thanks to religion, there is hope in the human heart that gives strength to overcome any difficulties, obstacles to fight for what rightly belongs to this person and for what rightfully belongs to others. The lack of religion in human life means the lack of foundation for the discovery of her or his identity, destiny, inborn dignity and freedom; its lack means also the inability to understand and perceive oneself in a mature way.

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