Zarys teologii stoickiej

Abstract

The paper aims at outlining the main points in stoic theology: Stoics' attitude to the Greek mythology, the proofs for god's existence, the concept of divinity and the characteristics of god according to the names given to him within the Stoic physics. Finally, the concepts of fate and providence are mentioned as they are strictly linked to the concept of god-logos and lead to most important problems of human freedom and theodicy. The paper does not include all the discussions held by the stoics and their opponents over the question of divinity, as they were extant and well elaborated; it proves, though, the unique position theology has in Stoic philosophy as the one to explain the very sense of human existence and the world.