O apologetycznym wymiarze teologicznej antropologii

Abstract

In contemporary apologetics and fundamental theology a subjective reflection on the topic of the addressee of Revelation is essential. Undoubtedly, this anthropological dimension of fundamental theology can be understood in many ways, as can be seen from differences in pursuing fundamental theology by Karl Rahner and Hans Urs von Balthasar. The paper aims at presenting just one way of applying theological anthropology in fundamental theology, which is very useful, especially during the present debate on Christian roots of European culture, or, more broadly, Western civilization. Christian faith is a treasury – and not only for Christians – of man's basic beliefs with regard to God, universe, man himself, fate and moral duties, which man is not able to create himself, but is rather created by them. To our considerations on the apologetic dimension of theological anthropology Cardinal Ratzinger/Benedict XVI adds an important indication that rationalism of the Enlightment, which has enabled unprecedented development in natural sciences and technology for the last few centuries must be supplemented by wisdom and an ethical dimension, whose traditional guard is religion, and in Europe, the Christian religion