Examining the transcendence or decay of God in the theological relationship between God and man from the perspective of the Second Vatican documents

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Among the fundamental issues in the theology of religions is the issue of knowing the relationship between God and man. Understanding this relationship will have a significant impact on theology. The development of Christian theology in various periods has been subject to this theological understanding of the relationship between God and man. This article seeks to analyze this relationship based on Vatican II documents. It seems that in the modern era, the theological transformation of which caused God to be defined as a subservient deity and human being to be given originality, prompted the Church to present a redefinition of the relationship between God and man in Vatican II. Regarding the achievements of this research, it should be mentioned that according to Vatican II, God is a transcendent God. Jesus Christ is also a supernatural being who is the link between God the Father and man. Therefore, man cannot take the place of God. Also, from the point of view of this council, man is the noblest of God's creations and he is the head of all the creatures of the earth, at the same time, he needs revelation to understand God and religion. Therefore, the Second Vatican documents have explained the relationship between the revelation, the church and the Bible as the key elements of the relationship between God and man, which tells of God's transcendence towards man.

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Volume 6, Issue 2
March 2023
Pages 93-109

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  • Receive Date: 15 March 2023
  • Accept Date: 15 March 2023

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