Kresťanstvo a zjednotená Európa
Christianity and a United Europe
The Theological, Political and Ecumenical Visions of Max J. Metzger (1887–1944)
Author(s): Ľubomír ŽákSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Theology and Religion
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Max Josef Metzger; Unity of the Peoples of Europe; Beginnings of Catholic Pacifism; Beginnings of Catholic Ecumenism; Crisis and Renewal of Christianity;
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the thought and work of the German theologian and priest Max J. Metzger, in particular his idea of an interrelation between the unity of Europe and the unity of European Christianity. By analysing Metzger’s courage to write a "manifesto" for European unity in which he admitted Hitler’s defeat on the battlefields of World War II and the integration of Germany among the European states, the article highlights his pro¬found reflections on the contribution that Christians and churches should have offered for the reconciliation and unification of the European continent, namely, their conversion as a return to their roots, in order to witness together the "heart" of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: God’s universal love for all humanity and the peoples of the Earth.
Journal: Studia theologica
- Issue Year: XXII/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 25-48
- Page Count: 24
- Language: Slovak
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