The Mystical Form of Thinking in the Modern Philosophy of Religion and the Mysticism of John of the Cross

U članku se promišlja i istražuje odnos suvremene filozofije religije i mistike Ivana od Križa. Mistika je određena dvjema temeljnim dimenzijama: via negativa i via affirmativa. Prvi vid ističe radikalnu različitost između Boga i čovjeka, udaljenost i odsutnost Boga, relativizaciju svega ljudskoga spram Boga, napuštanje vlastitoga ega zbog samoga Boga, zbog božanskoga pogleda na cjelokupnu zbilju. Drugi vid, naprotiv, naglašava prisutnost, sjedinjenje, zajedništvo s Bogom. Na temelju filozofskih promišljanja o kršćanstvu, religiji i mistici dvojice njemačkih filozofa (Martin Heidegger i Ernst Tugendhat), u prvome dijelu članka pokušat ćemo pokazati da mistika predstavlja temeljnu formu mišljenja (»Denkform«) suvremene filozofije religije, i to pod ovim prvim vidom. U drugome dijelu članka posvetit ćemo se usporedbi suvremene filozofije religije s mistikom Ivana od Križa, njihovim sličnostima i razlikama. Na koncu, u trećem ćemo dijelu ukazati na neke moguće poticajne smjernice mistike Ivana od Križa za današnju filozofiju religije, teologiju i duhovnost.The article ponders on and investigates the relationship between the modern philosophy of religion and the mysticism of John of the Cross. This mysticism is defined by two fundamental dimensions: via negativa and via affirmativa. The first view points out the radical difference between God and man, the distance and absence of God, the relativity of everything human compared to God, abandoning one\u27s own ego for the sake of God himself, for the Godly view on all of reality. The second view on the contrary points out the presence, unity, togetherness with God. Based on the philosophical thoughts about Christianity, religion and mysticism by two German philosophers (Martin Heidegger and Ernst Tugendhat), the first part of the article attempts to show that mysticism presents a fundamental form of thought (»Denkform«) in modern philosophy of religion through this first presented view. The second part of the article is dedicated to a comparison of the modern philosophy of religion and the mysticism of John of the Cross, their familiarity and differences. Finally, the third part of the article points out some possible motivational guidelines to the mysticism of John of the Cross for current philosophy of religion, theology and spirituality