In this compelling new work, Jaroslaw Kupczak, O.P., presents a
complete introduction to John Paul II's theory of the human person.
Both enlightening and accessible, the book traces the development
of Karol Wojtyla's theology from his earlier and lesser-known
writings -- The Habilitation Thesis and Lublin Lectures -- to his
more popular writings -- Love and Responsibility and The Acting
Person. The author finds that Wojtyla is a remarkably consistent
thinker. Unlike many of his contemporaries, his thought has never
undergone any intellectual revolution or change. His earlier
writings thus make possible a fuller appreciation of the more
popular texts and Papal encyclicals.
Throughout the entire book, the author patiently guides the
reader through the complexity of Wojtyla's thought. Kupczak
presents analytical commentary of Wojtyla's key philosophical
texts, most of which are still not available in English. Given his
access to the original Polish texts, he provides a missing link
between the moral teaching of John Paul II and the early stages of
his intellectual career.
Kupczak carefully examines the main sources of Wojtyla's moral
theory: the mystical theology of St. John of the Cross, the thought
of St. Thomas Aquinas, and modern phenomenology, especially that of
Max Scheler. Among the key anthropological concepts presented and
analyzed are: ethical values and human freedom, the relation
between freedom and truth, the conscience and consciousness, the
human body, and the process of human cognition.
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