Published : 2019-03-29

Person and Conscience: Augustinian Strands in John-Paul's Ethics

Abstract

The wide appeal of Veritatis Splendor lay in its Augustinianism. Two Augustinian themes predominate in Wojtyła's thought, one derived from Max Scheler, the other from Henri de Lubac and the nouvelle théologie. The unity of being and the good is the basis on which he can reassert the ontological integrity of the personal agent. The priority of divine grace in leading the human agent to moral fulfilment directs his thinking about the conscience as an inner dialogue with God. All moral self-awareness depends on that encounter, while the continuity of the person makes possible the accrual of moral experience.

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Augustinianism, Karol Wojtyła (John-Paul II), Max Scheler, person, conscience, Henri de Lubac, Gaudium et Spes, self-transcendence



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Roczniki Teologiczne · ISSN 2353-7272 | eISSN 2543-5973 · DOI: 10.18290/rt
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