Prawda. Dobro. Piękno
The Truth. The Goodness. The Beauty

The Beauty. On Literary and Non-literary Values Present in Pronouncements of John Paul II Made in Wroclaw (21 June 1983; 31 May - 1 June 1997)

Summary/Abstract: The author of the article The Truth. The Goodness. The Beauty. On Literary and Non-literary Values Present in Pronouncements of John Paul II Made in Wrocław (21 June 1983; 31 May -1 June 1997) strongly suggests that fundamental values of the European culture such as truth, goodness and beauty are truly the very focus of John Paul II's pastoral attention. Each of these values are presented in two aspects: horizontal and vertical. The first aspect enables one to see that a human person can experience their value and can truly develop when they encounter another person in common care for truth, goodness and beauty. As for vertical aspect, it emphasises the transcendental dimension that is clearly present in John Paul II's pronouncements. His teaching, which appreciates humanistic values, also points out that a man will fully develop their humanity only when they turn toward their Creator. God and a man meet each other on ways of truth, goodness and beauty.

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