Un Dio umano. Per un cristianesimo non religioso - 9788810203859

Un Dio umano. Per un cristianesimo non religioso: Dalla prigione in cui era rinchiuso, il teologo Dietrich Bonhoeffer scriveva al suo discepolo e amico Eberhard Bethge parlando di «un cristianesimo non religioso» e di «un vivere davanti a Dio senza Dio». Le sue affermazioni continuano ancora oggi a pungere e interrogare il pensiero teologico e pastorale.La religione può essere intesa come un insieme di atti di culto, osservanze rituali, precetti da ottemperare, dogmi in cui credere per dare lode a Dio e ottenere la propria salvezza. Ma si dà lode a Dio osservando meticolosamente il culto e le leggi religiose o impegnandosi per la giustizia, lottando perché tutti gli uomini siano uguali in opportunità economiche e promuovendo la loro la dignità? Nulla va tolto al valore della preghiera e della liturgia, purché siano luoghi di incoraggiamento a cambiare il cuore e camminare verso il mondo.
From the prison where he was confined, the theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote to his disciple and friend Eberhard Bethge talking about Bible reading "not religious" and "non-religious" and "Christianity a live before God without God". His claims continue to sting and question the theological and pastoral thinking. Religion can be understood as a set of acts of worship, ritual observances or precepts from compliance with, or dogmas to believe to give praise to God and obtain salvation. But you give praise to God observing the cult and religious laws or committed for Justice, fighting so that all men are equal in dignity and in economic opportunities, promoting their dignity? In a homily in December 1977 the Bishop Oscar Romero stated: "a religion of Sunday masses, but of weeks unfair, not pleasing to the Lord, a religion full of prayers, but without denouncing the injustices is not Christian". Jesus is called the Samaritan of injured humanity. And the Samaritan was in his time regarded as heretical, perhaps not practicing, but being careful to man, was the true believer. In his secular commitment he manifested his faith and encounter with God. This does not detract from the value of prayer and the liturgy, provided that they are places of encouragement to change the heart and walk toward the world. Because the goal of the liturgy is taking care of men and the world. And faith is manifested mainly in what you're doing to humans.