THE CONCEPTION OF EDUCATION PROPOSED BY REV. FRANCISZEK BLACHNICKI AS A SYNTHESIS OF ANTHROPOCENTRISM AND CHRISTOCENTRISM Cover Image

Koncepcja wychowania w ujęciu ks. Franciszka Blachnickiego jako synteza antropocentryzmu i chrystocentryzmu
THE CONCEPTION OF EDUCATION PROPOSED BY REV. FRANCISZEK BLACHNICKI AS A SYNTHESIS OF ANTHROPOCENTRISM AND CHRISTOCENTRISM

Author(s): Józef Stala
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: education; Franciszek Blachnicki; personalism; anthropocentrism; Christocentrism

Summary/Abstract: The man’s transcendence means crossing the impersonal world with his qualities, but nowadays he is frequently placed only on the plane of the material world. It is for this reason that care for greatness and dignity of each man as a person should be put at the foundation of the integral conception of education. The idea of love of God and the neighbor assumes respecting the personal freedom of man, who can respond to God’s love only as a free creature. Only accepting the personalistic vision of man makes education assume a truly human character. This is why in the present article the issue of the conception of education as a synthesis of anthropocentrism and Christocentrism as defined by Rev. Franciszek Blachnicki is discussed. First the integral character of Christian personalism is presented; and then on this basis the new man is shown – a love dialog between God and people, as well as the principles of personalistic catechesis.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 1 (56)
  • Page Range: 181-192
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish