KU REKONSTRUKCJI OBECNOŚCI. LUBELSKIE ŚLADY I INSPIRACJE KAROLA WOJTYŁY - JANA PAWŁA II
TOWARDS THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A PRESENCE: ON THE INTELLECTUAL TRACES KAROL WOJTYŁA--JOHN PAUL II LEFT IN LUBLIN AND THE INSPIRATION HE FOUND THERE

Summary/Abstract: The article reconstructs the intellectual traces of Karol Wojtyła's presence in Lublin, as well as the ways in which the milieu of the Catholic University of Lublin inspired his research work. The author discusses the reasons why Wojtyła frequently visited Lublin and characterizes the places where he would stay on those occasions, among them the clergy house in the campus, the Ursuline Convent House, and the Dominican Monastery. Simultaneously, his encounters with persons who then remained important to him throughout his life are described. An outline of Wojtyła's twenty-four-year-long academic work at the Catholic University of Lublin follows, including the range of themes and issues he addressed in his lectures and classes, as well as the spiritual impact of his presence among the academic community. Based on his exchange of letters with Fr. Stanisław Olejnik, the circumstances in which Wojtyła began writing his primary philosophical works, i.e., Love and Responsibility and The Acting Person, are described with a focus on the intellectual infl uence of the Lublin School of Philosophy thinkers on the ultimate shape of those studies. The author also discusses the ways in which the Catholic University of Lublin has responded to the spiritual legacy of Karol Wojtyła: the works and actions undertaken to commemorate his academic as well as pastoral activity are recounted, and the contribution of particular scholars is evidenced.

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