Žmogaus, sukurto pagal dievo paveikslą ir panašumą, teologinė perspektyva : mokslo monografija / Rimas Skinkaitis; Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas

Abstract

Krikščioniškoji antropologija yra teologijos šaka, ieškanti atsakymo į klausimą „kas yra žmogus?" dieviškojo Apreiškimo šviesoje. Monografijoje teologiniu aspektu nagrinėjama žmogaus kaip kūno ir sielos vienio, sielos ir kūno santykio, sielos nemirtingumo, kūno kilnumo ir jo vaidmens religinėje ir socialinėje plotmėse, žmogaus laisvės, meilės, kūrybiško ir atsakingo darbo bei santykio su aplinka tematikos ir taip perteikiama daugiasluoksnė žmogaus teologinė prasmė. Darbas yra parašytas iš kristologinės perspektyvos, nes Jėzus Kristus aiškiausiai atskleidžia žmogaus, jo prigimties ir santykių su Dievu bei kitais žmonėmis ypatumus

From ancient times, humans sought to better understand themselves: explored structure and anatomy of their body, psychological features and many other things. Still, such essential questions as "who am I?" and "what is human?" remain. Christian anthropology is the branch of theology which aims to answer the question of "what is human?" in the light of divine revelation. Christian anthropology concentrates not on the people's understanding of God but rather on the relation between God and human, on God's attitude towards man, how He understands and treats him. In other words, Christian anthropology studies what human means to God. The answer, thus, may be found not in a well prepared theoretical teaching or doctrine but in a relationship: God's relationship with human, especially in the person of Jesus from Nazareth. The whole history of this relationship - how God has treated human and what He did for man's sake - it all allows to formulate the answer: human is the creation of God created according to His image and likeness for eternal communion and unity in love. Therefore, Christian anthropology is developed in Christological perspective, because personality and peculiarities of human nature as well as his relations with God and other human beings are best revealed in Jesus Christ. Being unified with every human, Jesus plays the essential role in the revelation of human's true self.[...]