Caritas et veritas 2020, 10(1):176-183 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2020.016
Overcoming Despair: Open Soul, Hope in Dialogue
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Theology, Department of Education, Kněžská 8, 370 01 České Budějovice
According to Gabriel Marcel, no task is more important and more complex than looking for ways of confronting and overcoming despair. Therefore, the search for the essence of hope is the objective of this paper. Reference is made to the theme of the open soul in Henri Bergson's, Gabriel Marcel's, and Jan Patočka's works. Such a soul is not centred in itself; moreover, according to Marcel, hope and soul are intrinsically linked together. Hope opens people towards the future. The concept of hope in the biblical context is shown briefly, according to which hope is in God (Ps 62:5), while God is coming to man. At the same time, biblical texts sketch a pathway to hope setting out from suffering, through endurance and character (Rom 5:3-4). The paper stresses that hope takes root in dialogue and that a person is empowered to adopt hope as a gift.
Klíčová slova: hope, open soul, dialogue, Gabriel Marcel, Jan Patočka, theological virtues, acceptance.
Zveřejněno: 30. březen 2020 Zobrazit citaci
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