A Great Lesson of Spirituality and Humanism. Pope John Paul II at the Headquarters of UNESCO in Paris (2 June 1980)
Journal Title: The Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
The speech given by St. Pope John Paul II at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on June 2, 1980 has a special place among his numerous addresses concerning culture. Referring to the cultural changes which took place in the last three centuries the pope stood up for culture, emphasising that, in an individual dimension, culture represents the constitutive element of life of every man and, correspondingly, in a social dimension, it provides a support for self-determination and for the freedom of nations. Formulating such a message, the pope referred to Polish experiences, in order to highlight the significance and the primacy of the person and to point out the subjective meaning of a nation and the ethical dimension of culture. In the papal message one can also find a call for cultural opposition against contemporary subjectivism and other tendencies heading towards the disinheritance of man and to the shutting of the door of the universal horizon of hope and love, which is based on manifold human experiences from the past.
Authors and Affiliations
Janusz Królikowski
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP633447
- DOI 10.15633/pch.3360
- Views 50
- Downloads 0
Incontriamo Gesù. Studio sul documento della Commissione Episcopale Italiana sugli Orientamenti per l’annuncio e la catechesi
This article discusses the document Meeting Jesus , presented by the Italian Episcopal Commission. In seeking to give guidelines for the proclamation and catechesis of the faith in Italy it becomes one of the most imp...
La volontà di vivere e la responsabilità dell’uomo nel pensiero di Etty Hillesum e di Viktor Frankl
The quest for and the discovery of the meaning of life, so basic to human existence, play a fundamental role in the process of self‑ discovery, that is, in the examination of our own identity, subjec...
Der katholische Glaubensbegriff und Toleranz. Inspirationen von Paweł Włodkowic
Paweł Włodkowic – Latin Paulus Vladimiri (1370-1435): Catholic priest, scholar, jurist, religious and political writer, rector of the Jagiellonian University, defender of Polish interests in disputes with K...
The Spirituality of Conversion
This quotation from the Book of Wisdom clearly emphasizes some aspects of the theme of this reflection. It lies within the bounds of the great religious reforms that occurred between the sixth and second cen...
Imagination and Belief- Newman’s Contribution to the New Evangelization
As the Church follows the call of John Paul II for a New Evangelization, she must consider how the individual person actually comes to belief. Bl. John Henry Newman, soon to be canonized, addressed this question in An Es...