The Divine Dignity of Human Persons in Dignitatis humanae
This article concludes our formal series commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Vatican II. The author inquires about the idea of human dignity that inspired Dignitatis humanae, the Declaration on Religious Freedom. The idea is grounded in the fact that human beings are created in the image of Go...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage Publ.
2014
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Theological studies
Année: 2014, Volume: 75, Numéro: 1, Pages: 8-22 |
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Human Dignity
B Evangelization B Ecumenical Councils B Councils B Human Rights B Ecclesiology B Dissent B Vatican II B Religious Freedom B Church and state B Conscience |
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| Édition parallèle: | Électronique
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| Résumé: | This article concludes our formal series commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Vatican II. The author inquires about the idea of human dignity that inspired Dignitatis humanae, the Declaration on Religious Freedom. The idea is grounded in the fact that human beings are created in the image of God; they are intelligent and free, replicas of divine nature. They are called to meet God in their consciences, and serve God in obedience and love. Such a response must take place in an environment of freedom, internal and external. Five decades later the question is still alive: How ought the Church respect consciences? Further, the implementation of the Declaration in our contemporary world may demand that the “new evangelization” should begin with awakening human persons to their own dignity. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563913519565 |