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Alexandru TAŞNADI
Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti
Filip Mihai ZGUBEA
Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti
This essay argues for adopting a Christocentric vision, as opposed to the anthropocentric one, where man, with his reason and science, believes he can solve everything. But both A. Einstein and J.M. Keynes believed that the new issues (generated by the crisis) cannot be solved with the same thinking that caused those problems. It needs a new approach. The authors believe that a social reconstruction based on the values of secularism can only be achieved through a leap of consciousness from the anthropocentric to the Christocentric model. This implies that the human person (immersed in the secular society) lives again the joy of the presence and proximity of Christ’s love in his life. The authors insist on the fact that all attempts to comfort the suffering caused by the global crisis generate depression, sorrow, despair or, what is worse, hopelessness. Alternatively, it is proposed a Christocentric vision to face this situation. In such a vision when everything falls apart around you, there is Hope. Faith, courage, despair, generosity, optimism, meaning of life, spiritual wealth are resources used in this vision. The man who believes in Christ faces all the hardships of life and stands triumphant. In such a vision, Man lives in a Divine triad in which Hope is born from Faith and manifests through Love. Therefore, in this period of crisis, the authors believe that Love (of God and our peers) must be multiplied. Only in this way there can be enhanced solidarity, compassion, philanthropy, dedication to our peers who are in need. The article highlights the “progress in wisdom”, necessary as a response to the new issues.

ŒCONOMICA no. 4/2013
Keywords: cost-benefit analysis, Christocentric approach, consciousness, hope, Divine triad, progress in wisdom, credibility, spiritual life
JEL: Z12
A Christocentric Vision on the Global Crisis [O viziune hristocentrică asupra crizei globale]