The Future as a Source of Freedom
“Man is free when he is open beyond himself. … By turning in upon himself he may think he is in possession of himself, and therefore free, but in actuality he is imprisoned in what he already is, determined by the sum of his past history. To be free is to be open to the future, to find the reality o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1971
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Theology today
Year: 1971, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 382-393 |
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| Summary: | “Man is free when he is open beyond himself. … By turning in upon himself he may think he is in possession of himself, and therefore free, but in actuality he is imprisoned in what he already is, determined by the sum of his past history. To be free is to be open to the future, to find the reality of one's freedom in the oncoming future of God.” |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057367102700403 |