Ancient Greek and Christian understanding of contemplation in terms of a resonant attitude towards the world

Platovnjak, Ivan (author), Svetelj, Tone (author)

In line with the German sociologist Hartmut Rosa, it is prayer in religion that enables man to establish a resonant attitude towards the world. Since Christianity knows different forms of prayer, the authors limit themselves to contemplation since it is the listening/seeing and answering that is the key to a resonant attitude. In order to better understand contemplation, the authors first present its meaning in the ancient Greek context and then in the Christian tradition, where they highlight three forms in particular: contemplative reading, Ignatian contemplation and contemplation of the presence of God. Both resonance and contemplation have in common a response/resonance with the other (the Other), which transcends the human being and enables him/her to see and live a new wholeness and to find the meaning of life.

• Language: English
• Keywords: resonance, contemplation, Christianity, resonant attitude towards the world
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2022
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: Str. 623-637
• Numbering: Letn. 82, [št.] 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-164124
• UDC: 1(38):27-583
• ISSN on article: 0006-5722
• DOI: 10.34291/BV2022/03/Platovnjak
• COBISS.SI-ID: 134738435
• Publication date in RUL: 17.10.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Bogoslovni vestnik : glasilo Teološke fakultete v Ljubljani
• Shortened title: Bogosl. vestn.
• Publisher: Teološka fakulteta
• ISSN: 0006-5722
• COBISS.SI-ID: 8745472

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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Starogrško in krščansko razumevanje kontemplacije v smislu resonančne drže do sveta

Abstract

Kot trdi nemški sociolog Hartmut Rosa, je v religiji prav molitev tista, ki človeku omogoča vzpostavljanje resonančne drže do sveta. Krščanstvo pozna različne oblike molitve, zato se avtorja omejujeta zlasti na kontemplacijo, saj je pri njej v ospredju poslušanje/gledanje in odgovarjanje – to pa je za resonančno držo ključno. Za boljše razumevanje kontemplacije avtorja najprej predstavita njen pomen v grškem antičnem kontekstu, nato pa še v krščanski tradiciji, kjer izpostavljata predvsem tri njene oblike: kontemplativno branje, ignacijansko kontemplacijo in kontemplacijo Božje navzočnosti. Tako resonanci kot kontemplaciji je skupno odzivanje/resoniranje z drugim (Drugim), ki človeka presega, a mu omogoča videti in zaživeti novo celoto ter najti smisel življenja.

• Keywords: resonanca, kontemplacija, krščanstvo, resonančna drža do sveta