The man today
death of man or novelty?
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This article is the revised transcript of a plenary lecture delivered by the philosopher Bertrand Vergely at an orthodox theology congress. The author offers a philosophical and anthropological meditation on the contemporary human condition. His central thesis is that the current crisis — marked by the end of references to both God and man — results from a devouring dynamic between idols and individuals, between political religions and nihilism. Faced with this impasse, Vergely defends an anthropology grounded in faith, mystery and the person, articulated around the notion of the royalty of the human being. The theological contribution of the article lies in its orthodox rereading of theanthropy: by drawing on the Fathers, Descartes and Scripture, the author shows that the encounter between the divine "I am" and the human "I am" constitutes the foundation of a Christian anthropology capable of responding to questions of creation, evil and the meaning of life.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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