Christian Foundation of Human Dignity: the Complementarity of Faith and Life

Rad je podijeljen u dva dijela. U prvom se izlažu problemi definiranja života, kao i definiranja ljudskoga života. O odgovoru na pitanje što je ljudski život i tko je čovjek, ovisi i pristup temi dostojanstva ljudske osobe. Obrađena su tri aktualna pristupa: liberalni, utilitaristički i relativistički. U drugom dijelu predočeni su osnovni elementi kršćanske antropologije: utemeljenje ontološke vrijednosti čovjeka i dostojanstva ljudske osobe u transcendentnom temelju, to jest u Bogu, kristološko središte antropologije te smisao i konačna eshatološka svrha ljudske egzistencije. U zaključku se potvrđuje komplementarnost kršćanske antropologije sa zahtjevom za poštovanje dostojanstva i prava ljudske osobe, od začeća do naravne smrti, kao i značaj kršćanskog poslanja: navještaj nepovredivog dostojanstva ljudske osobe čija je izvorna mjera osoba Isusa Krista.The paper is divided into two parts. The first part sets out the problem of defining life in general and defining human life. The answer to the question of what is human life and who is human depends on the approach to the topic of human dignity. Three current approaches are addressed: liberal, utilitarian and relativistic. The second part of the paper provides the basic elements of Christian anthropology: the establishment of the ontological value of the human person on the transcendent basis, that is in God, the Christological center of anthropology, and the meaning and ultimate eschatological purpose of human existence. The conclusion emphasizes the complementarity of Christian anthropology with the demand for respect for the dignity and rights of the human person, from conception to natural death, and the significance of the Christian mission: the proclamation of the inviolable dignity of the human person whose original measure is the person of Jesus Christ