Abstract
In contemporary cultures, we often observe a strong shift of values. Traditional religious ones are being replaced with “worldly” – at times petty – values. Within this context, notion and understanding of “paradise” takes a central place. Indeed, this is frequently regarded as a consolation for failed ambition on earth, rather than as recognition of true communion with God. In fact, in paradise, human beings existed in a state of harmony with their Creator and the rest of creation, as well as with themselves. Due to the fall, human beings have been deprived of Grace. However, God sent the gift of His Son to recreate cosmic unity through His body, the Church. This article explores the manner in which the Church mysteriously shapes paradise life on earth.
Highlights
One of the major issues in parts of contemporary society is the conflict among different sets of values
The concept of paradise is often used in everyday speech in a very simplistic manner, aiming to describe an imaginary space of pleasures, rather than a construct filled with a profound spiritual significance
Despite the fact that human beings have abandoned their Creator, He does not forget them and sends His only Son as the only Mediator between the two existential plans, the One who embraces in a perfect union the uncorrupted divinity and human nature grounded by incertitudes and hopelessness
Summary
One of the major issues in parts of contemporary society is the conflict among different sets of values. We frequently encounter people that have no patience and are no longer related to actual values, which cannot be separated from God, but, are attached to petty things, holding no substance, and crumbled. In this vein, to many, “religion” seems to be a vanished term, destined only for some contemplative natures. 2014: 1 be an alleged reality, uncertain by definition, with any difference between heaven and hell sometimes viewed with a dose of pseudoreligious irony Within this context, the concept of paradise is often used in everyday speech in a very simplistic manner, aiming to describe an imaginary space of pleasures, rather than a construct filled with a profound spiritual significance.. This directs us to try to discover, beyond the divine transcendence, the immanence of His presence in each created existence, as part of the whole universe.
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