The Search for Happiness, Towards a Practical Theology of Joy: Faith Seeking Beatific Happiness – Fides Quaerens Beatitudinem
In the light of the eudaimonic principle of pleasure/enjoyment, the question is posed: What is meant by a spirituality of happiness? In terms of the eucharistic perspective of graceful living, and the view that human beings are actually playful artists (homo ludens), a practical theology of joy is p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2020]
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International journal of practical theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 111-134 |
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Practical Theology
B Happiness B Joy B Christliche Spiritualität B Practical theology B Christian Spirituality B Beatitude |
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| Summary: | In the light of the eudaimonic principle of pleasure/enjoyment, the question is posed: What is meant by a spirituality of happiness? In terms of the eucharistic perspective of graceful living, and the view that human beings are actually playful artists (homo ludens), a practical theology of joy is proposed: fides quaerens beatitudinem - faith seeking joyful happiness. In the light of the Christian connection between a benevolence of grace and the biblical notion of the beatitudes, happiness is presented as a kind of makariology: the interplay between the benediction of a blessing and the fortitude of a peaceful mind. “Beatific enjoyment” (fruitio beatifica) is proposed as a practical theological conceptualisation of the “praxis of God”. Was heißt es, von einer „Spiritualität der Glückseligkeit“ zu sprechen? Der vorliegende Aufsatz verbindet Einsichten der Philosophie, Anthropologie und Theologie zum Themenkreis des gelingenden Lebens, um sich einer Praktischen Theologie der Freude anzunähern. Er erkundet den Leitgedanken einer „fides quaerens beatitudinem“ und einen biblisch grundierten Begriff der Freude, der sich zwischen segnendem Zuspruch und gelassener Zuversicht bewegt. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-9768 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/ijpt-2018-0006 |