Theologie de l'histoire
Henri-Irénée Marrou - Collection Bibliothèque du Cerf
Résumé
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Does history mean anything? To that question man invariably asks in troubled times, professional historians know they cannot reply: all their experience contests the validity of those philosophies that, attempting to step into the role of God, claim to totalise the becoming of humanity and give reasons to account for it. The Christian then examines what faith consists of. If history, as it is presented to us, appears to be confused and alarmingly ambiguous, it is perhaps because it is unintelligible for those who observe from an earthly viewpoint. If man is really that creature made for God, his true history must include his ultimate destiny - that of humanity moving toward its eschatological accomplishment. We are living the last phase of that history, the "Time of the Church" that sees the selection of the people of the saints, the edification of the City of God, the growth of the Body of Christ. This progress, the only true progress, is accomplished within a struggle against enemy powers. Historical time is marked by radical ambivalence ours is not to understand the enigma of history. It seems possible to identify the principles of Christian spirituality within that history. Rejecting the Quietism of radical eschatology, the author shows how, by observing the laws of the human condition and the demands of technique, we can await but also "hasten" the advent of the Day of the Lord, as it is foretold in Peter's Second Epistle, (3, 12). (Édition du Seuil pour l'édition de 1968)
Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Cerf |
Auteur(s) | Henri-Irénée Marrou |
Collection | Bibliothèque du Cerf |
Parution | 07/09/2006 |
Nb. de pages | 189 |
Format | 14.1 x 20.4 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 264g |
EAN13 | 9782204080781 |
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