THE CONCEPT OF TRADITION IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Abstract

In many religions there is a distinction between written and oral tradition. While sacred texts constitute a written source oral traditions are understood as an important authority besides it. Tradition in this sense is one of the most important religious concepts for the Catholic Church. This concept is closely related to the understanding of the revelation of the Church and, on the other hand, to the sacred texts and Church authority. This essay examines how the concept of Tradition is understood in the Catholic Church with its different aspects and the related arguments. The work first deals with the different aspects of the Tradition, the historical emergence of the concept, and how it took place in the church texts. Then the debates on the Tradition in the modern period were examined. 

Keywords

• Tradition,Unwritten Revealtion,Catholic Church,Church Authority

KATOLİK KİLİSESİ’NDE GELENEK ANLAYIŞI

Abstract

Birçok dinde yazılı ve sözlü gelenek biçiminde bir ayırım söz konusudur. Kutsal metinler yazılı kaynağı oluştururken sözlü gelenek de onun yanında önemli bir otorite olarak anlaşılmaktadır. Bu anlamda Gelenek, Katolik Kilisesi için en önemli dinî kavramlardan biridir. Bu kavram bir taraftan Kilise’nin vahiy anlayışı ile diğer yandan ise kutsal metinler ve Kilise otoritesi ile yakından ilişkilidir. Bu makalenin temel amacı farklı yönleriyle Katolik Kilisesinde Gelenek kavramının nasıl anlaşıldığını ve ilgili tartışmaları incelemektir. Çalışmada öncelikle kavramın farklı yönleri, tarihsel olarak ön plana çıkması, Kilise metinlerinde ne şekilde yer aldığı ele alınmıştır. Akabinde modern dönemde gelenek kavramı üzerindeki tartışmalar değerlendirilmiştir.

Keywords

• Gelenek,Yazılı Olmayan Vahiy,Katolik Kilisesi,Kilise Otoritesi

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