Sublimity and mystery. Origins of the philosophy of religion of Abraham J. Heschel

Mirosław Pawliszyn

Katedra Teologii Moralnej i Etyki, Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie, ul. Hozjusza 15, 11-041 Olsztyn


Abstract

The central issue of the philosophy of Abraham J. Heschel is the issue of religion. It is understood as a bond between man and God. God is a mystery, but not the highest being, a philosophical absolute. He is a mystery that astonishes man. This astonishment is not an act of cognition. It is rather a condition in which man discovers that it's not he who asks for God - it is God who asks for man. He is incomprehensible; He cannot be named nor described. He is infinitely close to man and worried about his fate. Those who discover God in this way live only to respond to His closeness. A mutual harmony is born - the most deeply understood religious bond.


Keywords:

mysticism, astonishment, sublimity, religion, relationship, mystery


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Published
2012-12-31

Cited by

Pawliszyn, M. (2012). Sublimity and mystery. Origins of the philosophy of religion of Abraham J. Heschel. Studia Warmińskie, 49, 23–40. https://doi.org/10.31648/sw.251

Mirosław Pawliszyn 
Katedra Teologii Moralnej i Etyki, Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie, ul. Hozjusza 15, 11-041 Olsztyn