THE MYSTAGOGY OF LITERARY WORK BY KAROL WOJTYLA

Abstract

Wojtyla’s literary work is a specific form of mysticizing abstraction that does not stand in the opposition to universally valid concepts or towards living reality. His work strives for an answer to the question on what is touching the meaning of human existence. Wojtyla comes out of persuasion that living reality perceived as space in which God is hiding is most fully and strongly able to reveal these answers. This is connected with another constant of his work which is searching for relation of belief and intellect. In this context he examines the dual character of existence or more precisely its passive and active dimension. He finds in the passive dimension, in which he meets also the ability of contemplation, an active dimension that is an adequate answer of the subject towards the acting God, more precisely a mystic act of exposure to the grace. The passivity experienced this way transforms itself through love into an active deed.