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Europa i europejskość w świetle nauczania Jana Pawła II
Europe and Its Essence in the Light of John Paul II’s Teaching

Author(s): Krzysztof Kaucha
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Europe; essence of Europe; John Paul II; identity; genesis of Europe; culture; cultural universalism; Christianity; values; humanism; history; contemporaneity; future

Summary/Abstract: This paper is focused on John Paul II’s understanding of such terms as Europe and its essence, genesis of Europe, its history, contemporaneity and future. According to John Paul II’s teaching Europe was created by Christianity which shaped also its essence (identity) having unique in the world culture-creative power. The papal diagnosis was not only naming actual dangers and strict rejecting of this identity, but also consequences of these processes.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 137-156
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish