SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF MONASTICISM – PHENOMENON AND PARADIGM
/SOCIÁLNÍ PŘÍNOS MNIŠSTVÍ – FENOMÉN A PARADIGMA/

Michal DVORACEK

doctorand, Orthodox Theological Faculty, University of Presov in Presov, Masarykova 15, 080 01 Presov, Slovakia, seagul.m@email.cz, 00420776371611

Abstract

The main purpose of this article is to answer the following question: What constitutes the essence of monasticism, what is the unique feature of monasticism, what is inspiring on monasticism to a modern man and, last but not least, whether the basic objective of a life of monk is in something profoundly different in comparison with the life of a married man (woman)? Another important contribution of this work should be a determination of whether and how beneficial might be a life in an isolated place (hermitage or a dessert) and if it is an inevitable consequence for a monk’s departure from the world. Finally, let us find an answer to the question what might be considered as a monk’s example (paradigm) in connection with the Gospel legacy for a contemporary society?

Keywords

Asceticism, reverend, spiritual life, hesychia - hesychasm, monk - monasticism, similarity with God

(Language: czech)

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