Philosophy Behind "Deus Caritas Est"
Interview With Catholic University’s Monsignor Sokolowski
WASHINGTON, D.C., FEB. 15, 2006 (
Zenit.org).- The theology found in Benedict XVI’s encyclical “Deus Caritas Est” draws on and blends with philosophical distinctions of love, and raises questions concerning social and political philosophy and anthropology.
So says Monsignor Robert Sokolowski, a professor of philosophy at the Catholic University of America and author of “Christian Faith and Human Understanding” (
CUA Press).
He shared with ZENIT how the two parts of the encyclical engage philosophy in different ways, and how philosophy plays a role in theological reflection.
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