Open AccessO nekim vidovima poimanja vjere u Hansa Ursa von Balthasara i Paula Tillicha
Author(s) -
Hrvoje Kalem
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
diacovensia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 1849-014X
pISSN - 1330-2655
DOI - 10.31823/d.26.3.2
Subject(s) - faith , revelation , object (grammar) , protestantism , philosophy , german , theology , epistemology , sociology , religious studies , linguistics
Thequestion of faith can be approached under many aspects, but one thing iscertain: in all these aspects faith is what touches our existence. Regardlessof the path we take towards faith, it is crucial not to lose sight of the peakwe are trying to reach. The article aims to point to two different approachesto the concept of faith that have their advantages and disadvantages. In thefirst part, the article discusses the thoughts on faith of the great SwissCatholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar whose starting point is the beliefthat the object of revelation we adhere to must have a concrete form ( Gestalt ).Further analysis brings some basic aspects of understanding faith in the theologian’sthoughts. The second part discusses the understanding of the faith/religion ofthe German-American Protestant theologian Paul Tillich. His methodologicalapproach to understanding faith is completely contradictory to Balthasar’s, butit also reveals some advantages, like emphasizing the importance of thesituation in which the recipients of Christian message adhere to God’srevelation, as well as the very methodological approach to understanding faith whichis more receptive for those who lack certain religious and theologicalknowledge and who are simply in search of God, as indicated by concludingremarks.