Abstract

Western liberalism is based on two different humanistic traditions: First, the biblical tradition of the Abrahamic religions, according to which man was created in the image of God; and, second, the tradition that developed in the age of Enlightenment, which claims man’s absolute independence of any heteronomous or transcendental being and views the very existence as a goal in and of itself. Each one of these two traditions restricts the autonomy of the individual in different ways, thus influencing the constitutional structure one of whose principal functions is to safeguard the autonomy of the citizens. This article deals with the theological value of autonomy. It analyzes the tension between the humanistic-anthropocentric worldview, which sanctifies human freedom, and the humanistic-theocentric way of thinking, which sees God as the source of all norms and holds that the freedom of man is limited by the divine imperative. Subsequently, the article presents three different models of understanding the relations between the will of God and the will of man, through an analysis of the exegesis of three Jewish thinkers on the stories of man’s creation in the image of God and the sin of the Primordial Man. These models represent three attitudes towards the theological value of autonomy. After having presented the different models, I shall compare them to each other and explicate the conceptual differences between them. To conclude, I shall further assess the contribution of these models to contemporary discourse on autonomy and liberty.

中文翻译：

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自治的神学价值

摘要

西方自由主义基于两种不同的人文主义传统：首先，亚伯拉罕宗教的圣经传统，即按照上帝的形像创造的人类；其次，是在启蒙时代发展的传统，它要求人类对任何异类或超验存在者具有绝对的独立性，并把存在本身视为目标。这两种传统中的每一种都以不同的方式限制个人的自治，从而影响宪法结构，其主要功能之一就是维护公民的自治。本文讨论了自治的神学价值。它分析了以人类为中心的以人为本的世界观与以人为本的思维方式之间的张力，它把上帝视为所有规范的源头，并认为人的自由受到神圣命令的限制。随后，文章通过分析三个犹太思想家关于上帝形象和原始罪恶的人类创造故事的释经，提出了三种不同的理解上帝的意志与人的意志之间的关系的模型。男人。这些模型代表了对自治神学价值的三种态度。在介绍了不同的模型之后，我将彼此进行比较，并阐明它们之间的概念差异。最后，我将进一步评估这些模型对当代关于自治和自由的论述的贡献。本文通过分析三个犹太思想家关于上帝形象和原始人类罪恶的人类创造故事的诠释，提出了三种不同的理解上帝意志与人类意志之间关系的模型。这些模型代表了对自治神学价值的三种态度。在介绍了不同的模型之后，我将彼此进行比较，并阐明它们之间的概念差异。最后，我将进一步评估这些模型对当代关于自治和自由的论述的贡献。本文通过分析三个犹太思想家关于上帝形象和原始人类罪恶的人类创造故事的诠释，提出了三种不同的理解上帝意志与人类意志之间关系的模型。这些模型代表了对自治神学价值的三种态度。在介绍了不同的模型之后，我将彼此进行比较，并阐明它们之间的概念差异。最后，我将进一步评估这些模型对当代关于自治和自由的论述的贡献。这些模型代表了对自治神学价值的三种态度。在介绍了不同的模型之后，我将彼此进行比较，并阐明它们之间的概念差异。最后，我将进一步评估这些模型对当代关于自治和自由的论述的贡献。这些模型代表了对自治神学价值的三种态度。在介绍了不同的模型之后，我将彼此进行比较，并阐明它们之间的概念差异。最后，我将进一步评估这些模型对当代关于自治和自由的论述的贡献。