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Miłosierne oblicze Boga: świadectwo Biblii
Merciful face of God: Biblical testimony

Author(s): Wojciech Misztal
Subject(s): Existentialism, Philosophy of Religion, Biblical studies, Hermeneutics, Sociology of Religion, Ontology
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Łodzi
Keywords: Biblical testimony about the Divine Mercy; merciful face of God; invitation to the participation in the mystery of the Divine Mercy; meeting spiritual needs; meeting temporal needs; man an active prot

Summary/Abstract: Divine Mercy is for man the reality which is both mysterious and hopeful. Out of the richness of the Bible the author points out only selected data: he analyzes biblical vocabulary, which turns out to be the invitation to the participation in the mystery of the Divine Mercy, he focuses on the sense of the mercy as meeting spiritual and temporal needs. He points out to God who makes man an active protagonist of the Divine Mercy mystery. This mercy is presented as a gold thread, as the heart of the whole God’s activity, of the whole creation and salvation, giving life, coming with rescue and giving fullness of life.

  • Issue Year: 24/2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 55-70
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish