Soteriologické kategorie v hlavních spisech M. J. Scheebena
Soteriological Categories in the Main Works of M. J. Scheeben

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to present the soteriological categories by which Scheeben explains the salvific work of Jesus Christ, which, together with the primary purpose of the Incarnation, are key to understanding the doctrine of salvation of any given theologian. The author of the study first focuses on the contemporary context of Scheeben’s soteriology and its main features. Next, there is a consequent discussion of an important point of reference for the entire soteriology, which is the primary purpose of the Incarnation and the effects of salvation. In the third, central part, the author focuses on soteriological categories, first in general and then in a discussion of five selected concepts. What emerges from the examination is that Scheeben clearly distinguishes, but does not dissociate, between the negative and positive aspects of the salvific significance of Christ’s work and especially his death and seeks to link Christology and Soteriology with the mystery of the Holy Trinity, which is related to the notion of the primary purpose of the Incarnation. Another contribution is a critique of the Anselmian satisfaction theory, which is not rigorous, however, and does not carry its last consequences. The positives anticipate further developments in dogmatic theological reflection. The negatives of Scheeben’s reflection lie mainly in its polysemy, in the not always easy to grasp pile up of different categories, and in the mixing of the various descriptions of the connection between Christ’s life and death on the one hand and the effect of salvation in us on the other.

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