Geneza wyboru zasadniczego z perspektywy tradycji chrześcijańskiej
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2008
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Wydział Teologiczny UAM
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The Origines of the Fundamental Choice in the Perspective of Christian Tradition
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Theologians of the so-called new moral theology aiming to renew moral theology developed
a theory of a fundamental option identifying it as the ‘new’ paradigm o f morality. They accused
the moral theology’s tradition, to a certain extent rightly, of too strong an emphasis on the objective
dimension of the moral action ignoring its subjective dimension on which, in their opinion, the
quality of choices a person makes depends. However, reflections upon the origins of the fundamental
choice from the perspective of Christian tradition demonstrated that St. Augustine, St. Thomas,
St. Alphonsus Liguori in their writings pointed out the subjective dimension of morality, emphasising
the importance of conscience, freedom and moral decision in the Christian life. The moral
and theological reflections o f these authors contain references to a deeply personal aspect of moral
activity since, in fact, a moral act ‘is bom’ deep within a person and is directed towards the ultimate
aim. It is in the fundamental moral decision, understood as the life’s essential direction towards
God, where a relation towards subjective not only objective dimension of the moral order is
clear, since such a decision ultimately comes from the depths of the acting person’s freedom.
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freedom, fundamental choice, decision in faith, moral decision, the person
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Poznańskie Studia Teologiczne, T. 22, 2008, s. 117-132
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0209-3472