Fondamenti antropologici della religiosità, tra la domanda e l’attesa della risposta

Abstract

The article intends to describe, following the trend of the phenomenological method, religiosity as a constitutive trait of the human being, on which to base the choice of a religion that acts as an axis of reference and hinge around which to rotate life choices and criteria. The human being inhabited by a constant effort of self-transcendence is in itself directed towards a Transcendence that attracts him and offers him a horizon of meaning that he could not give himself. Religiosity therefore represents a global and transversal structure that requires to be recognized by conscience and inhabited by choice. In particular, we attempt to describe hope, the authentic transcendental nature of the human being as oriented and finalized towards a transcendent télos. Therefore, the one who hopes is also the one who believes in an ultimate Foundation and who supports the expectation of salvation.