Academic Missionary Passions. The Departed Seniors of Missiology from the Circle of the Divine Word Society Cover Image

Naukowe pasje misyjne. Odchodzący nestorzy misjologii z kręgu księży werbistów
Academic Missionary Passions. The Departed Seniors of Missiology from the Circle of the Divine Word Society

Author(s): Jacek Jan Pawlik
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Verbinum
Keywords: missiology; Church history; interreligious dialogue; social communication; Society of the Divine Word

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the profiles of SVD missionaries who died in 2021 and became famous in the field of missiology in its broadest sense. They are: Fr Lawrence Nemer SVD – Church historian and ecumenist, lecturer at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and at the Yarra Theological Union in Melbourne, rector of the London Missionary Institute, Fr. Andreas Bsteh SVD – a tireless propagator of interreligious dialogue in Austria, long-time lecturer at the Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule St. Gabriel in Mödling near Vienna, organizer of numerous conferences with non-Christian believers and editor of several monographies on dialogue, and Fr. Franz-Josef Eilers SVD – a specialist in communication, founder and editor of the journal “Communicatio Socialis”, lecturer at the SVD Theological Seminary in Tagaytay near Manila and at several other academic institutions in the Philippines, secretary for communication at the FABC, and author of numerous textbooks. These figures began their scholarly activities immediately after the Second Vatican Council and were actively involved in the work of renewing the missionary activities of the Church.

  • Issue Year: 151/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 20-35
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish