| Abstrakt: | The studies in this dissertation were interested to analyse the impact of Joseph Ratzinger's
personal experience on his theological thought. The research proved possible thanks to the publication
of J. Ratzinger’s Opera omnia in Polish. They essentially covered four areas of the theological
creativity of the author in question, i.e. the issues of truth, God, Jesus Christ and the Church. The
studies are contained in five chapters of this dissertation: I. Quaestio veritatis, II. Quaestio Dei, III.
Quaestio Christi; IV. Quaestio Ecclesiae I - Concilium, V. Quaestio Ecclesiae II - Communio. The
structure of each chapter consists in three elements that set out the detailed order of research, namely:
the first part is the historical-existential context, which is a summary and description of Joseph
Ratzinger's life experience. In the second, most extensive part of each chapter, entitled
"Developmental line", a detailed study of the theologian's writings within a given quaestio has been
carried out, taking into account the impact of previously considered experiences. In the third part,
entitled "Continuity and breakthrough", conclusions were formulated containing characteristics of
transformation and development of theological thought in relation to the area studied. |