TEOLOŠKO ZNAČENJE ČITANJA ZNAKOVA VREMENA
THE THEOLOGICAL MEANING OF READING THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Author(s): Tonči MatulićSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Sociology of Religion
Published by: Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu
Keywords: the Church; Gaudium et Spes; the signs of the times; the Kingdom of God; faith; eschatological sign; Gospel; vigilance;
Summary/Abstract: The author strives to explain in detail the theological significance of reading or recognizing and interpreting the signs of the times. He begins his reflections with a brief analysis of the initial decree recently formulated by the Blessed Pope John XXIII in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, which stands inseparable from Jesus’ fundamental evangelical decree. For this reason, the theological significance of reading the signs of the times has nothing to do with one-sided glorification of social progress and its modern scientific and technical achievements, but stems from discovering the forgotten eschatological dimension of faith, which keeps the tension to God’s own Kingdom between the »already yes« of the First Coming of Christ and the »not yet« of His Second Coming. In this »penultimate « time or the time of the Church, the theological significance of reading the signs of the times puts into focus a steadfast evangelical vigilance as a prerequisite for staying true to the person and the message of Jesus Christ.
Journal: Diacovensia: teološki prilozi
- Issue Year: 21/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 29-47
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Croatian