Odpowiedzialna wolność. Szkic z transcendentalnej antropologii Karla Rahnera

Abstract

While it constitutes the measure of man's maturity, freedom – something greatest and most sacred and at the same time most mysterious in man – is always a fresh and extremely interesting subject. Awareness of freedom and at the same time of man's dignity becomes clearer and clearer and a growing tendency of societies and individuals to enlarge its scope to an autonomy of selfrealization is undoubtedly a sign of times. Beyond doubt the gift of freedom is sometimes unappreciated and even wasted, but it can be used and developed. It is indeed development that constitutes a life task for every Christian. Realization of this task entitles us to greatness and dignity. Man should rid himself of what burdens and ties his or her freedom of a child of God. Man can and should bring himself/herself up to freedom, make good use of it and help others grow in it, since responsible freedom is ethically the greatest and most sacred thing. In acts of freedom man performs something axiologically greatest – defines himself/herself in the face of God, and does this for the whole eternity.