Politics, Theology, and Spiritual Autobiography
Dag Hammarskjöld and Thomas Merton-A Case Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4313720 |
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| Authors | Iuliu-Marius Morariu (0000-0002-6782-2346, Babeș-Bolyai University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 980 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel16080980 |
| OpenAlex | W4412699931 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
1) Background: Among the most important authors of spiritual autobiography, Dag Hammarskjöld and Thomas Merton must surely mentioned. The first one, a Swedish Evangelical, and the second one, an American Cistercian monk, provide valuable and interdisciplinary works. Among the topics found, their political theology is also present. Noticing its relevance, we will try there to take into account the way the aforementioned topic is reflected in their work. (2) Results: Aspects such as communism, racism, diplomacy, or love will constitute some of the topics that we will bring into attention in this research in an attempt to present the particularities, common points, and differences of the approaches of the two relevant authors, one from the Protestant space and the other from the Catholic one, both with an ecumenical vocation and openness to dialogue. (3) Methods: As for our methods, we will use the historical inquiry, the analysis of documents, and the deductive and the qualitative method. (4) Conclusions: The work will therefore investigate the aspects of political theology found in their research and will emphasize their vision, the common points, the use of Christian theology in the understanding of political and social realities, but also the differences that may occur between their approaches. At the same time, the role played by the context where they lived, worked, and wrote will be taken into attention in order to provide a more complex perspective on the relationship between their life and work
Art · Art history · Biography · Political science · Political theology · Politics · Theology · American Political and Social Dynamics · Global History, Politics, and Ideology · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Highly cited | No |
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