La christologie sotériologique de Kant
The article first shows the importance, within the Kantian system, of the reflection proposed in Religion within the Bounds of Mere Reason. In that work Kant develops a philosophy of universal history in the light of the history of freedom of reasonable being. The radical evil with which this histor...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | French |
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1985
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Gregorianum
Year: 1985, Volume: 66, Issue: 3, Pages: 491-515 |
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| Summary: | The article first shows the importance, within the Kantian system, of the reflection proposed in Religion within the Bounds of Mere Reason. In that work Kant develops a philosophy of universal history in the light of the history of freedom of reasonable being. The radical evil with which this history begins makes all progress very problematic; yet progress must happen, for it is implied in the very structure of autonomous freedom which of necessity must tend towards the perfection of obedience to the law. The rightful autonomy of freedom means, historically, that it must tear itself apart from its sinful being. Kant's Christological reflection is thus confined to the fact and right of freedom, both of which in theory intersect symbolically. The image of Christ symbolises the history of freedom, of which it manifests the final perfection, the origin in obedience and the progress through suffering. In conclusion the article notes that in Kant the structure of freedom restricts the meaning of the salvific event. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Gregorianum
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