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Marin BUGIULESCUKeywords
man; world; cosmos; philosophy; theology; Christianity;Religious ethics
BJ1188-1295
Doctrinal Theology
BT10-1480
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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the theological reflection on the relationship between man and cosmos. The origin of the world and man is connected to God; God is the Creator and consequently the Author of them both. Unlike dualistic materialistic thinking, according to the Christian conception the whole cosmos is created by God. In search for the cosmos an important chapter was granted for man, considered to be a synthesis of the world. Man, from the theological perspective, is the personal, rational, free, and speaking being that has – through the image of God according to which he has been created –, the tension after perfection. But it pertains exclusively to the relationship with Christ in the light of Whom he really knows himself, and by knowing himself he recognizes the infinite beauty of the Archetype. This is the existential-theological truth, which the content of this paper emphasizes, according to the Bible and patristic teaching.Date
2017-06-01Type
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oai:doaj.org/article:f5b6d75e84ff4b40b35ece68e5b805ee2393-137X
2393-137X
https://doaj.org/article/f5b6d75e84ff4b40b35ece68e5b805ee