The Sources of the Teaching of Fr Aleksander Zienkiewicz about Man and Society Cover Image

Źródła Myśli Księdza Aleksandra Zienkiewicza o Człowieku i Społeczeństwie
The Sources of the Teaching of Fr Aleksander Zienkiewicz about Man and Society

Author(s): Ignacy Dec
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Papieski Wydział Teologiczny
Keywords: anthropology; man; God; faith; prayer; love;

Summary/Abstract: The author presents sources of the anthropology of Fr Aleksander Zienkiewicz.These sources have been divided into the following groups: main personal patterns (his family and people he met during his study period at the Priests Seminary in Pińsk (Belarus today); Holy Scripture, teaching of the Church and great theologians; follow philosophers, psychologists and educators; the next group consists of men of science and culture (scholars, poets and writers); finally - saints and national heroes. The author concludes that God and man was the main theme of the teaching of Fr Zienkiewicz. Both the image of God and of man, in his teaching were based on the Holy Scripture, the classical philosophy, theology, psychology, pedagogy and classical literature.

  • Issue Year: 23/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 303-310
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish