Sacramentality of the reality : Karl Rahner's fundamental sacramentology

Bibliogr. s. 94

Main goal of this article is to outline a fundamental sacramentology in Karl Rahner’s theology. To do so firstly we introduced, based on Joseph Ratzinger’s analysis, the problem of dependence of thinking of sacraments on the given anthropology. Then we introduced initial thesis: only "sacramental" interpretation of world and man gives proper perspective for understanding sacraments. This thesis we tried to brighten and justify in analysis of selected threads of modern philosophy. Subsequently this thesis was elaborated in light of theological thought of Karl Rahner, especially his transcendental method and his transcendental anthropology and christology. The whole spiritual and invisible human existence necessarily happens in visible signs. Christology in this perspective means fullest expression of anthropology and anthropology is "condition" of Christology. In fullest manner Karl Rahner’s sacramentology is described by theory of real symbol (Realsymbol). To describe it in clear way, we outlined Ricoeur’s philosophy of symbol, and show the difference between it and Rahner’s theory of symbol. The elaborated fundamental sacramentology shows, that by power of incarnation all grace is expressed by visible signs. That grace is available in Holly Spirit in all things, but in fullest way is expressed in Church (as fundamental sacrament) and especially in each particular sacrament.