A Renaissance: In the Truth of Love
Stanisław GRYGIEL
John Paul II Institute, Faculty of Philosophy, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland , PolandAbstract
In his philosophical and, at the same time, poetic essay, the author describes the crisis of contemporary culture and reflects on its causes, while looking for the sources of hope for the future and indicating possible paths leading to a renaissance. The main inspiration for the considerations presented in the essay is the output of Karol Wojtyła—John Paul II, but the author draws also on works by such thinkers and poets as Plato, Dante Alighieri, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, and Thomas Stearns Eliot.
The article is a modified version of the presentation prepared for the colloquium “A Philosopher, a Theologian, a Poet” to be held by the John Paul II Institute at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin on 19 May 2021 as part of a permanent seminar on the thought of Karol Wojtyła—John Paul II.
Keywords:
culture, crisis, renaissance, person, truth, love, Karol Wojtyła—John Paul IIJohn Paul II Institute, Faculty of Philosophy, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
