Odakle dolazi dojam da je Crkva lakše izlazila na kraj s krivcima-počiniteljima negoli s nedužnim žrtvama? Nije li naša kristologija toliko pretjerano determinirana soteriološki da više niti ne dopušta teodicejsko pitanje (na koje se niti može dati odgovor niti ga se može zaboraviti)?
Johann Baptist Metz
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PAULO COELHO Ljepota je krupan, nezaslužen dar koji se dijeli nasumce, glupavo. Tako sam odabrao svoj... KHALED HOSSEINI Svako od nas je najveći stručnjak na svetu za jednu stvar-kako da bude baš ono što jeste i kako ... NEBOJšA JOVANOVIć Zabuna o odnosu između poimanja osobe i čovjeka može uzrokovati golemu štetu. Američki Vrhovni ... PETER KREEFT NAREDNIK: Vidi se, davno tu nije bilo rata. Pa kako da onda bude morala, pitam se ja? Mir, to je pus... BERTOLT BRECHT Pred platnima impresionista čovek nije mogao verovati da jedna životinjska vrsta koja je tako neš... ERICH MARIA REMARQUE Cula su naelektrisala vrhove prstiju kojim sam joj doticao kozu i pratio besprekornu liniju glatkih ... ĐORđE BALAšEVIć „Kada se nađem u situaciji da mi je neprijatno ili da ne znam kako da odreagujem, ja se šalim. T... S.J. ABBO Sećam se da sam jedno jutro video ispred samoposluge nekog popa kako ljušti kikiriki, odmah mi je ... SLOBODAN TIšMA - Ime i prezime? - zapitala je gospođa knjižničarka pogleda uprtog u članske iskaznice. - ... MELITA RUNDEK Bože moj... Prošao sam kroz Vukovar mnogo puta...(...) Kad sam dolazio sa zapadne strane... ĐORđE BALAšEVIć Prvo što me zapanjilo kad smo došli u Sovjetski Savez bilo je to što nam je na ulici svaki čas p... VLADO DAPčEVIć Uzela sam knjige, misleći da ću iz njih trgati po nekoliko stranica, spaljivati ih dio po dio. Prv... PHILIPPA GREGORY Vi ste vernik? - Jesam. A koji je Vaš Bog? - Budućnost. Budućnost? Ne razumem... DOBRICA ĆOSIć Postojis u meni i prisecam se svega. Dovoljno da ne probijes kroz srce, dovoljno da me uni... TAMARA STAMENKOVIC Znaš jedno je požuda, a drugo ljubav. Iako su povezane, ipak su potpuno različite. Za ovu prvu do... ANNE FORTIER Rijetko kad mi se ljudi ne dopadaju zbog osobina koje ne mogu promijeniti. Obično daju dovoljno pov... LISA KLEYPAS Kad umrem, prekinuce se jedna srebrna nit sa nanizanim glatkim biserima koji ce se rasuti po zemlji ... JOSTEIN GAARDER Religija budućnosti nastaje na internetu, a kao lažni proroci biti blokirani svi oni koji ne budu ... ALEKSANDAR ILIć Tko npr. formulira govor o Bogu Abrahamovu, Izakovu i Jakovljevu tako da se u njemu više ne čuje J... JOHANN BAPTIST METZ - Mrzim sve što je odricanje! - Ni ja, Ivane, ne pristajem da se odričem. Ja hoću ceo, sav, ... DOBRICA ĆOSIć Braćo, ne bojte se grehova ljudskih, volite čoveka i u grehu njegovom, jer kad ko voli čoveka gre... FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY Zato što velika ljubav mora da se dokazuje. Mala ne mora. (...) Velikoj ljubavi nijedan dokaz nije ... DOBRICA ĆOSIć Zavolio sam ga, znam po tome što mi je postao potreban, što nisam zamjerio ničemu ma šta da je r... MEšA SELIMOVIć Često me svladaju živci, osobito nedjeljom, osjećam se užasno jadno. Atmosfera u kući je tada p... ANNE FRANK Ponekad je mnogo teže izaći na kraj s glupošću nego sa svesnim zlom. RYū MURAKAMI Svoju patnju, koju prihvatam, moram da prihvatim kao dragocenost. Ne postoji nijedan ispirač zlata ... YUKIO MISHIMA Ljubav se cesto svede na lose oblikovan mozaik secanja i osecanja koja se ispostave kao jedna obicna... TAMARA STAMENKOVIC Duga popodnevna sjenka, tmurna duša brda, puzila je poljem, zatamnjujući ga, prešla je i preko me... MEšA SELIMOVIć Pretjerano čitanje ne čini nas pametnijim. Neki ljudi jednostavno 'gutaju' knjige. Oni to čine be... ALIJA IZETBEGOVIć Beograd je najbolje mesto da se sačeka autobus za Zemun. MOMO KAPOR Ljudi preziru sve one koji ne uspiju, a mrze one koji se uspnu iznad njih; Navikni se na prezir ako ... MEšA SELIMOVIć Ne mogu ja - kaže - dobri čovječe, ozdraviti, jer ja i nisam bolestan, nego sam ovakav, a od sebe... IVO ANDRIć Nestankom interneta svet kakav poznajemo bi se raspao i prestao da postoji. U tom usporenom, postapo... 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Ljudi uvek govore da nemaju kontrolu nad ponašanjem, ali to nije istin... MARKO ŠELIć Ignacije bi često znao govoriti da onaj koji ne može provesti jedan dan bez jela ili jednu noć be... ALBERT JOU Sve je to maska. Toliko povrsno, toliko nezrelo od nas. Ali sta cemo, ne mozemo se izborit... TAMARA STAMENKOVIC Kucam na vrata kamena. -To sam ja, pusti me. Hoću da uđem u tvoju unutrašnjost, da... WISłAWA SZYMBORSKA Jer, ako ima boga, on je samo jedan. I ne treba ti mač i crkva da mu budeš odan. On od t... MARKO ŠELIć Da li je bolest, u stvari, samo ubrzavanje života? YUKIO MISHIMA La alegría se da por un momento, la felicidad se da por muchos momentos de alegría ED HERNANDEZ Kad naiđu teška, mutna vremena i učestaju sukobi i uzbune među ljudima, otvori se odjednom Bibli... IVO ANDRIć Dobri i iskreni se vazda pitaju jesu li dobri i jesu li iskreni. Ne predstavljaju se time kao imenom... AMMARA ŠABIć Voljeti ne znači vječito ponavljati da ti je žao ERICH SEGAL Podsetite osobu sa kojom ste zasto je volite, a ne da je volite. TAMARA STAMENKOVIC Ona vrsta usamljenosti u kojoj moraš da se boriš kako bi prihvatio situacju iz korena je drugačij... RYū MURAKAMI Kada sedite sat vremena kraj lepe devojke, to prodje kao minut. Sedite minut na vrelu pec i to ce tr... ALBERT EINSTEIN A vida é filha da puta, A puta, é filha da vida... Nunca vi tanto filho da puta, Na... MANUEL MARIA BARBOSA DU BOCAGE - Albert Kami, naime, tvrdi da je za dokolicu potrebno mnogo više snage nego za rad! - pokušah da ... MOMO KAPOR Ako hoćeš da znaš kakva je neka država i njena uprava, i kakva im je budućnost, gledaj samo da ... IVO ANDRIć Kad se čovek izloguje, kao da je umro. Oflajn je čist limb: prokleta i diskonektovana duša tumara... ALEKSANDAR ILIć - Ne treba se bojati ljudi. - Pa ja se i ne bojim ljudi, nego onog što je neljudsko u njma. IVO ANDRIć Nikada necu nauciti da izgovaram tvoje ime bez osmeha na licu. TAMARA STAMENKOVIC Il fuoco è bello da vedere. Mentre brucia, ipnotizza lo sguardo. Se riesci a contenerlo, ti fa luce... JODI PICOULT O esplendor da manhã não se abre com faca. MANOEL DE BARROS Dae FATE NAYAE Nanagha Vandhuttoom Da, Sandy , Na Nata, London Lass,Russian Grapes, Ellorum Ippa Van... SATHESH KUMAR M I general brzo isprazni čašu. Jer kamo razuman čovjek može pobjeći kad ne može vjerovati u svo... KAREN BLIXEN Precisar tornar-se o que já se é é a característica da vida moderna. ZYGMUNT BAUMAN Pro jednoduché hledání je svitkový formát zbytečně složitý a nikdo z dnešních vědců nem... RODERICK CAVE Kompjuter je samom sebi zbrinuto zaćeretao primijetivši da se jedna zračna komora otvorila i zati... DOUGLAS ADAMS Opasni su ljudi koji vam se smeju bez osmeha na licu. TAMARA STAMENKOVIC ...a vida humana é convívio. Para o ser humano, viver é conviver. É justamente na convivência, ... KáTIA ROCHA Lorsque la confusion règne, il est facile de se rappeler cette vérité : Je ne suis ni mes pensée... ECKHART TOLLE La peor guerra es la que se da entre la humildad Y TU ORGULLO... RON CHACHAGUA Kažu pronađi svrhu u životu i ostvari je. Ali katkad, tek nakon što ga proživiš, uvidiš da je... KHALED HOSSEINI Moj život je ono što sam učinio, moje znanstveno djelo; jedno je nerazdvojivo od drugoga. Moje dj... C.G. JUNG Il viaggio da Kamakura a Kyoto dura dodici giorni: se viaggi per undici giorni e ti fermi quando ne ... NICHIREN DAISHONIN Lessi così di tutto un po', disordinatamente; ma libri, in ispecie, di filosofia. Pesano tanto: epp... LUIGI PIRANDELLO Svijet obično ne sudi mladića po duševnih vrlinah, već po školskih svjedodžbah ili kašnje po ... AUGUST ŠENOA Sa vrha mosta dve vrane posmatrale su reku, grakćući oštro s vremena na vreme kao da nekoga preko... HARUKI MURAKAMI A evolução da espécie humana está intimamente ligada à sua auto-reprodução. É através da in... FREDERICO ROCHAFERREIRA Cosa farei senza libri? Ne ho la casa piena, eppure non mi bastano mai. Vorrei avere una giornata di... DACIA MARAINI Planinski vrhunci su posebna mjesta koja mogu dati energiju svakome tko boravi na njima. JAMES REDFIELD Kim takar saçın ne renk ya da şeklin ne şekil? Kim takar dinin ne din ya da dilin ne dil? Kalbin... MEHMET MURAT ILDAN Kuşlar da gitti," dedi Mahmut. Sonra hiç konuşmadık. Kuşlar da gitti, kuşlarla birlikte d... YAşAR KEMAL
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is best learned, not by contemplation, but by action. Strive to do
your duty and you w... JOHANN GOETHE I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the ... JOHANN KEPLER For true conversion doth not consist in putting away great and outward sins only, but in descending ... JOHANN ARNDT My working life has always been wrapped up in doing my job to the best of my abilities and doing the... JOHANN LAMONT There is a danger of Scottish politics being between two sets of dinosaurs... the Nationalists who c... JOHANN LAMONT We have a government that boasts about free education. Those of us who have scratched below the surf... JOHANN LAMONT Social injustice is what puts Scotland at its greatest disadvantage, and restoring the 50p tax rate ... JOHANN LAMONT He who negates present society, and seeks social conditions based on the sharing of property, is a r... JOHANN MOST Trends carry on forever, until they stop. I want to be around after things come to a standstill. As ... JOHANN RUPERT I don't want to start producing dressing gowns and cuff links with the Purdey name stamped on th... JOHANN RUPERT We won't enshrine the Tories' policies in Scotland. We won't run away from the Tories bu... JOHANN LAMONT Professor Peter Cohen, a friend of Bruce’s, writes that we should stop using the word “addiction... JOHANN HARI Professor Jeffrey Miron17 of Harvard University has shown that the murder rate has dramatically incr... JOHANN HARI Don't speak evil of someone if you don't know for certain, and if you do know ask yourself, ... JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER By philosophy the mind of man comes to itself, and from henceforth rests on itself without foreign a... JOHANN GOTTLIEB FICHTE He is not dead who departs from life with a high and noble fame; but he is dead, even while living, ... JOHANN LUDWIG TIECK People should always have something which they prefer to life. JOHANN G. SEUME Everything is vain and tortures the spirit instead of calming and satisfying it. JOHANN GEORG HAMANN By mere burial man arrives not at bliss; and in the future life, throughout its whole infinite range... JOHANN GOTTLIEB FICHTE There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive. JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER Music is the key to the female heart. JOHANN G. SEUME Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just t... JOHANN VON GOETHE He knows very little of mankind who expects, by any facts or reasoning, to convince a determined par... JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER When a wife has a good husband it is easily seen in her face. JOHANN VON GOETHE Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors. JOHANN GEORG ZIMMERMANN Life is the childhood of our immortality. JOHANN VON GOETHE Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them. JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER We are shaped and fashioned by what whom we love. JOHANN VON GOETHE If I love you, what business is it of yours? JOHANN VON GOETHE Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unp... JOHANN VON GOETHE That is the true season of love; when we believe that we alone can love, that no one could ever have... JOHANN VON GOETHE The artist must conceive with warmth yet execute with coolness. JOHANN JOACHIM WINCKELMANN Many good qualities are not sufficient to balance a single want -- the want of money. JOHANN GEORG ZIMMERMANN The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time. JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER Full surely there is a blessedness beyond the grave for those who have already entered on it here, a... JOHANN GOTTLIEB FICHTE Act well at the moment, and you have performed a good action for all eternity. JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER He who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or consci... JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity. JOHANN VON GOETHE Before you can do something you must first be something. JOHANN VON GOETHE How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive to do th... JOHANN VON GOETHE The deed is everything, the glory is naught. JOHANN VON GOETHE Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are you in earnes... JOHANN VON GOETHE Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult t... JOHANN VON GOETHE When all is said the greatest action is to limit and isolate one's self. JOHANN VON GOETHE Your actions, and your action alone, determines your worth. JOHANN G. FICHTE Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking t... JOHANN VON GOETHE A useless life is an early death. JOHANN VON GOETHE Unity and simplicity are the two true sources of beauty. JOHANN JOACHIM WINCKELMANN If any man wishes to write a clear style, let him first be clear in his thoughts. JOHANN VON GOETHE Every author in some degree portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. JOHANN VON GOETHE He who does not expect a million readers should not write a line. JOHANN VON GOETHE A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of sol... JOHANN VON GOETHE If the mass of people hesitate to act, strike with swiftly and with boldness, the brave heart that u... JOHANN VON GOETHE Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence. JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER What is not started today is never finished tomorrow. JOHANN VON GOETHE Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us honor him with mirth and cheerful... JOHANN VON GOETHE We usually lose today, because there has been a yesterday, and tomorrow is coming. JOHANN VON GOETHE Nothing is worth more than this day. You cannot relive yesterday. Tomorrow is still beyond your reac... JOHANN VON GOETHE If you treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he... JOHANN VON GOETHE Napoleon for the sake of a good name broke in pieces half the world. JOHANN VON GOETHE Every man has enough power left to carry out that of which he is convinced. JOHANN VON GOETHE Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul. JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Girls we love for what they are; men for what they promise to be. JOHANN VON GOETHE There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive. JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER The world is for thousands a freak show; the images flicker past and vanish; the impressions remain ... JOHANN VON GOETHE The effects of good music are not just because it's new; on the contrary music strikes us more the m... JOHANN VON GOETHE A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse. JOHANN GEORG ZIMMERMANN The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time. JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER My present post amounts to about 700 thaler, and when there are rather more funerals than usual, the... JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality. JOHANN VON GOETHE A clever man commits no minor blunders. JOHANN VON GOETHE The best fortune that can fall to a man is that which corrects his defects and makes up for his fail... JOHANN VON GOETHE The human mind will not be confined to any limits. JOHANN VON GOETHE Our passion are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes. JOHANN VON GOETHE Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers. JOHANN VON GOETHE He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion. JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER The right man is the one that seizes the moment. JOHANN VON GOETHE No two men see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will apply in different ways a pr... JOHANN VON GOETHE The unnatural, that too is natural. JOHANN VON GOETHE Nature understands no jesting. She is always true, always serious, always severe. She is always righ... JOHANN VON GOETHE In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which is ... JOHANN VON GOETHE Nature goes her own way and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order. JOHANN VON GOETHE Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable... JOHANN VON GOETHE He is incapable of truly good action who finds not a pleasure in contemplating the good actions of o... JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER Objects in pictures should so be arranged as by their very position to tell their own story. JOHANN VON GOETHE The philosopher must station themselves in the middle. JOHANN VON GOETHE I will not be as those who spend the day in complaining of headache, and the night in drinking the w... JOHANN VON GOETHE To make converts is the natural ambition of everyone. JOHANN VON GOETHE