The Transformation of the Self in a Secular Culture. A Discussion on Pannenberg's Position

Abstract

The topic under consideration is the change in the human self understanding in the secular culture, according to Pannenberg, a contemporary thinker of great rational strength. The author poses some questions which underline the ambiguities of secularization and its historical causes. The result has been a new model of manAccording to Pannenberg, the impact of the (17th-18th centuries) Modern ideas over the concept of the self has been great. The author highlights the fact that some of Pannenberg´s arguments are contradictory, because his logic about God does not go beyond the rational sphere, for him the problem of atheism and secularization lies in God inaccessibility, not in man´s will.