THE CONFLICT OF FREEDOM AND CONCUPISCENCE: A DIFFICULTY FOR KARL RAHNER'S THEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY.

The focuses on freedom and concupiscence based on the understanding of theologian Karl Rahner. It presents the four main reasons that seem to force Rahner to conclude that a capacity for total self-determination is attributed to people who enjoy a history of freedom. It discusses dying as one of the...

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Publicado en:Heythrop Journal Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 624 - 637
Autor principal: JOWERS, DENNIS W.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jul2012
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Sumario:The focuses on freedom and concupiscence based on the understanding of theologian Karl Rahner. It presents the four main reasons that seem to force Rahner to conclude that a capacity for total self-determination is attributed to people who enjoy a history of freedom. It discusses dying as one of the two acts proposed by Rahner which people could overcome the restraints brought by concupiscence to achieve total self-determination.