Zwrot antropologiczny w posoborowej teologii moralnej

Author(s): Marian Pokrywka / Language(s): Polish Issue: 03/2014

The shape of the modern moral-theological reflection has been significantly influenced by the Second Vatican Council through its call to revive theological disciplines. Among the Council’s postulates of revival of the discipline discussed in the article there was an anthropological aspect that aimed at raising the status of a man in the circle of moral problems. This resulted in post-Council theology in a distinct anthropological turnabout. The phrase „anthropological turnabout” that appeared in theology owing to Karl Rahner should be understood in the Christological way. It is only then that such anthropocentrism will be avoided that threatens horizontal tendencies in theology and the „anthropological reduction” of the Christian message. Concentration on Christology in one’s approach to Christian morality may not restrict Christians’ real dialog with the modern world. Modern culture is characterized by a variety of conceptions of man. In this context one has to speak about the necessity of an „argument about the man”. The most important axis of the argument runs between the integral conception of man and various reductionist visions.

Chrystopraksyzm refleksji teologicznomoralnej

Author(s): Tadeusz Zadykowicz / Language(s): Polish Issue: 03/2014

Moral theology, as any science, has first of all cognitive aims. However, because of its subject one may also talk about the practical dimension of moral-theological reflection. This is because the subject is human action (praxis) that moral theology not only describes but also defines, indicating the moral norms that have to be kept to in it. Explaining and justifying the moral principles and norms moral theology is aiming at the plentitude a man should realize in his own life and work. Realizing this plentitude happens in an actual living situation. This is why applying principles and norms to particular attitudes and particular areas of human life is a significant, practical part of theologians-moralists’ service. None of these areas is excluded from the range of the interests of moral theology. Analysis of these areas is the starting point for the reflection of a theological-ethical character, directed at forming attitudes.

Charyzmat poszukiwania

Author(s): Justyna Siemienowicz,Wacław Hryniewicz OMI / Language(s): Polish Issue: 697/2013

Prorocy

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Polish Issue: 697/2013

Recepcja nauczania Georgija Gurdżijewa w Polsce,Wprowadzenie...,Grając rolę w życiu,Człowiek zagłada,W stronę esencji,Wprowadzenie do nauczania...

Author(s): Tilo Ulbricht,Laurence Rosenthal,Grzegorz Ziółkowski,Peter Brook,James Moore / Language(s): Polish Issue: 02/2005

Venezuelan Catholic Church over the 19th and 20th Centuries

Author(s): Agustín Moreno Molina / Language(s): English Issue: 24/2013

The Catholic Church is a binding element for understanding the historical process of Venezuela after the three hundred years of Spanish rule, during which time, and along with the various forms of institutions inherited from the mother country, customs and values were established that contributed to the development of the country. In this essay, we make an assessment of the role of the Catholic Church during the independence process, of its conflicts with the new republic during the second half of the nineteenth century, and the gradual recovery of its social presence during the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez. Then, with the onset of representative democracy, the Church’s relation with the political power becomes regularized within a legal framework that allows it to continue in the exercise of his pastoral duties in a climate of respect and collaboration, but with a critical sense to the great problems of society.

LKMA išeivijoje: religijos mokslų sklaida

Author(s): Aldona Vasiliauskienė / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 32/2009

There are three major periods in the history of the Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science (LCAS), the leader of the Catholic intellectual movement of Lithuania. They cover its functioning 1) in interwar Lithuania (1922–1940), 2) in exile with its general administration in Rome (1956–1992) and 3) back in Lithuania when the LCAS was reestablished in 1990 and its general administration transferred to the homeland in 1992. Reestablished in exile in 1956, the Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science, became one of the most important establishments which unified Lithuanian Catholic scholars and scientists. The Catholic Academy was not the first or the only organization of Lithuanians in exile. After the war, the Catholic intellectuals found there quite a few functioning organizations and, thus, were able to engage their members and institutions in its activities. During all the 34 years (1956–1990) of its functioning in Rome and some larger Lithuanian communities, the general administration of the reestablished Academy promoted the formation of Academy centers (a total of 12 were formed), organized LCAS conferences (by observing the tradition of three years interval (11 conferences were held) and advanced the publishing enterprise. After its restoration in exile, the Catholic Academy continued the work which had begun in Lithuania. Research work constituted one of the principle branches of its activities. The conferences held by the Catholic Academy sought to get into contact with people of other nations. The lectures delivered at the conferences became the main expression means of the popularization of achievements in the research area. The conditions for the popularization of research studies were provided by the publications of the Catholic Academy which gave an impulse to new research studies and produced a new generation of scholars. Publishing activity was another important direction of research work done by the Catholic Academy. Supported by the sponsors, the Catholic Academy published a number of books in 52 titles. We classified them into serial publications of 7 types: the proceedings of the LCAS conferences; the annals of the LCAS; sources of history; the series called Inextinguishable Lights; literary studies; the selected works by the LCAS scholars; books by individual authors. The paper gives an outline of all the seven serial publications and the monographs. The Proceedings of the LCAS conferences became a printed source for the investigation of the history of the Academy. The proceedings of the conferences contain research works of different scientific branches based upon Catholic world outlook: theology, Catholic philosophy, chemistry, biology, medicine, medical ethics, psychology, pedagogy, sociology, mathematics, industry, modern technologies, archeology, ethnology, architecture, art criticism, linguistics, the Lithuanian language, literature and poetry. A multitude of articles deal not only with the history of Lithuania, the r

„Paedagogia Christiana” – chrześcijańskie inspiracje i tradycje wychowawcze w dialogu ze współczesnością

Author(s): Jaroslw Horowski / Language(s): Polish Issue: 32/2009

„Paedagogia Christiana“ yra Lenkijos mokslinis žurnalas, kuris specializuojasi švietimo, ypač religinio švietimo, srityje. Leidinys spausdinamas Torunės Mikalojaus Koperniko universitete nuo 1997 m. Žurnalo steigėjas ir vyriausiasis redaktorius – profesorius Jerzy Bagrowicz. Kiekviename numeryje publikuojama apie penkiolika straipsnių, taip pat spausdinami mokslinių konferencijų pranešimai ir knygų apžvalgos. Šį straipsnį sudaro penkios dalys. Jose pristatomos pagrindinės žurnalo „Paedagogia Christiana“ publikacijų tematikos kryptys. Leidinyje „Paedagogia Christiana“ teigiama, kad religinis švietimas labai svarbus ne tik religine, bet ir bendražmogiška prasme. Paprastai kiekvienam žmogui kyla religinių klausimų, gilinamasi į religiją. Ši tema aptariama pirmojoje šio straipsnio dalyje. Kituose skyriuose autorius pristato, kokie religinio švietimo klausimai nagrinėjami žurnalo „Paedagogia Christiana“ straipsniuose, kokie religiniam švietimui svarbūs sociokultūrinio konteksto elementai nurodomi, kaip straipsnių autoriai analizuoja šeimos reikšmę religiniam švietimui. Viename iš Jarosławo Horowskio straipsnio skyrių teigiama, kad leidinyje „Paedagogia Christiana“ pristatoma religinių institucijų, ypač mokyklų ir vaikų namų, šviečiamoji veikla.

Menotyra žurnalo SOTER puslapiuose

Author(s): Aušrinė Kulvietytė-Slavinskienė / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 32/2009

This year, commemorating a decade of the restoration, the journal SOTER invites its readers into a retrospective journey through its pages. Therefore, this article is devoted to the discussion about the articles on art studies (fine art studies, architecturology and theatrology) published in the SOTER. The aim of the paper is to explore and evaluate the situation how art and religious studies are presented in the journal SOTER. In the history of the journal, two periods can be distinguished: the interwar period (1924–1939, the publisher – Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Theology and Philosophy) and that of the last decade (1999–2009, the publisher – Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Catholic Theology). Thus the article is divided into two chapters. The first one analyses the texts related to art studies published during the interwar period. It has been noticed that at that time studies of art had been taking their first timid steps. The articles were of an encyclopaedic character; sometimes like the summaries of works of foreign art critics or just the presentation of statistical data. The scale of art trends and subjects was not quite extensive, confined to the discussion of the iconography of Christian fine arts and small forms architecture, i.e. Lithuanian folk crosses and miniature chapels. Although in the first half of the 20th century the formation of the professional Lithuanian school of art studies took place and students at Vytautas Magnus University were taught by renowned European art historian Jurgis Baltrušaitis, and the museologist and art critic well known in Lithuania, Paulius Galaunė, nonetheless this situation of Lithuanian art studies was not reflected in the journal SOTER. The situation has changed after the restoration of the journal in 1999. Attention to art problems considerably increased. Therefore, the second chapter of this article looks through the publications in the fields of fine art studies, architecturology and theatrology of the last decade. Already in the first issue of the restored journal, Algimantas Kajackas introduced and discussed Vatican documents for preserving the heritage of art and history. His text introduced the readers of the SOTER to the problematic field of church art, and later other four publications followed. One publication of the famous researcher of Lithuanian sacred art, professor Laima Šinkūnaitė, may be considered as the opening of the commemoration of the millennium of the name of Lithuania. She analysed the iconographic programme of Christian missions developed in the decor of Pažaislis Camaldolese monastery. This is the only cycle of frescos in Lithuania depicting the mission of St. Bruno of Querfurt in Lithuania which the first mention of Lithuania’s name in the Quedlinburg Annals is related to. Another article of this art critic is devoted to the discussion of the painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the Kaunas Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and Paul. This is the s

New religious movements in Latvia

Author(s): Anita Stasulane / Language(s): English Issue: 32/2009

Tyrimo objektas. XX a. – tai pasaulietinių ideologijų (kapitalizmo, komunizmo ir nacionalizmo) amžius. XXI a., atrodo, yra laikotarpis, kai religinės idėjos vėl turi lemiamos įtakos. Naujųjų religinių judėjimų atsiradimas ir paplitimas yra pasaulinis fenomenas. Šias tendencijas pastebintys religijos tyrinėtojai vis daugiau dėmesio skiria naujiesiems religiniams judėjimams. Tyrinėtojai mėgina paaiškinti, kaip atsiranda naujos religijos, kaip jos plinta, silpnėja ir galiausiai išnyksta. Tyrimo klausimai. Naujieji religiniai judėjimai yra pasaulinis fenomenas, ypač akivaizdus posovietinėje Europoje. Pastaruosius 20 metų Rytų Europos šalyse vyko daugybė svarbių politinių, ekonominių ir kultūrinių pokyčių. Įvairiausi Azijos, Amerikos ir Vakarų Europos naujieji religiniai judėjimai paplito ir buvusios Tarybų Sąjungos teritorijoje. Pirmasis klausimas – kiek naujųjų religinių judėjimų yra Latvijoje? Šis klausimas nėra toks paprastas, kaip gali pasirodyti iš pirmo žvilgsnio. Svarbus informacijos šaltinis, galintis atskleisti naujųjų religinių judėjimų narių skaičių, galėtų būti gyventojų surašymo duomenys, bet reali situacija nėra tokia aiški, nes į apklausą įtraukta tik 21 religinė denominacija. Iš jų tik 4 naujieji religiniai judėjimai: ISKCON, naujieji pagonys, Jehovos liudytojai ir mormonai. Dauguma naujųjų religinių judėjimų oficialiai yra įregistruoti kaip, pavyzdžiui, kultūros asociacijos, todėl jų nėra gyventojų surašymo duomenų suvestinėse. Antrasis klausimas: kaip galima būtų klasifikuoti naujuosius religinius judėjimus? Tikslas ir uždaviniai. Straipsnio tikslas – pateikti naujųjų religinių judėjimų Latvijoje apžvalgą, nesistengiant vertinti šio reiškinio religinės reikšmės ar socialinių pasekmių. Siekiant suprasti šiuolaikinių religinių judėjimų atsiradimo fenomeną, straipsnyje keliami du uždaviniai: 1) nustatyti naujųjų religinių judėjimų dabartinę situaciją Latvijoje; 2) suklasifikuoti naujuosius religinius judėjimus Latvijoje. Metodologija. Straipsnyje naudojami trejų metų (2006–2008) duomenys, gauti per ES Šeštosios bendrosios programos projektą „Visuomenė ir gyvenimo stiliai: socialinės harmonijos link“. Siekiant išsiaiškinti naujuosius religinius judėjimus, remiantis žiniasklaidos informacija buvo sudarytas žemėlapis. Analitinis metodas padėjo nustatyti pagrindinius skirtingų naujųjų religinių judėjimų elementus. Prieita prie išvados, kad egzistuoja daugybė skirtingų religijų ir religinių judėjimų Latvijoje. Nuodugnesnės jų studijos turėtų būti Latvijos tyrinėtojų užduotis. Galima būtų nustatyti religinio diskurso ir viešosios erdvės ryšius, išanalizuoti postmodernizmą ir jo įtaką religiniams judėjimams, išnagrinėti postmodernią metafizikos ir religijos kritiką, ištirti vidinius ir struktūrinius religijos ir žiniasklaidos ryšius, svarstyti apie laisvę, determinizmą ir mokslo bei religijos ryšį, kelti klausimą apie priežasties, tikėjimo ir simbolinės kalbos ryšius, nagrinėti religijos įvairovę ir domėtis religijos pliuralizmo idėj

Katalikiška spauda Vakarų Lietuvoje: Martyno Mažvydo iki XXI a. pradžios

Author(s): Stasys Vaitiekūnas / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 32/2009

The development of spiritual thought, as the essential element of culture, and its evolution, is a rival to the scientific literature, for instance, monographs, scientific journals, collections. Transmission of scientific knowledge to the society is an important and complicated process. Moreover, talking about the press of the West Lithuania, especially Catholic, it is possible to highlight several characteristics: Firstly, in analyzing the press of some region, there is a question – which press we should be talking about: a) press, printed in the region b) press about the region (press from foreign scholars) c) press by the scholars of the region, who published their works somewhere in the other region or country? These questions are not only interesting, but rather important for the investigation of the significance of the local cultural institutions, and the region’s historical, cultural, economic and geopolitical attraction. Such contribution is important also to the whole country. From such standpoints, West Lithuania is an extremely interesting place because of its specific features: there for a long period of time foreign countries have been ruling, as a result, the region was on the intersection of cultures and religions. Specific Lithuanian society – lietuvininkai was formed there, in the region called Lithuania Minor. Secondly, it is possible to notice a paradoxical situation: West Lithuania (Minor) that published the first Lithuanian book, and later had the biggest number of printing-houses in all the Great Duchy of Lithuanian, for several centuries did not have its own university or periodical press, which eventually was created much later. Thirdly, despite the importance of the West Lithuania to all the Lithuanian nation and independence in pre-war period, there the cultural issues had been discussed with great precaution. However, intelligent people of Kaunas had already started the idea about the establishment of a university in Klaipėda. As a result, the editor of the ‘XX century’ J. Grinius (1936) noticed the necessity of the formation of a university in the port-city. It was connected with the building of laboratory corps of Technology Department at Vytautas Magnus University. Even though the idea of a university was not accomplished, but two institutes – Trade and Financial Institute (President E. Galvanauskas) and Pedagogical Institute were established. It is worth mentioning, that this Institute started to publish the first pedagogical scientific articles. The fundamental influence for the birth of Christian (Catholic) press in West Lithuania had “Katekizmas” (The Catechism) in the Lithuanian language by Martynas Mažvydas, published at Karaliaučius University. Still there are many discussions about it – whether it was a Protestant or a Catholic publication? But such debates, seemingly, are worthless. Lithuanian Catholic press, even in poor condition, was rather active in Major Lithuania. It is impossible to forg

Religinio ugdymo ir klero formavimo istorija Lietuvoje ir katalikiškame pasaulyje – kelios pastabos dėl Artūro Grickevičiaus knygos „Vilniškė popiežiš

Author(s): Irena Vaišvilaitė / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 32/2009

Religinio ugdymo ir klero formavimo istorija Lietuvoje ir katalikiškame pasaulyje – kelios pastabos dėl Artūro Grickevičiaus knygos „Vilniškė popiežiškoji seminarija 1583–1655 metais“

Religijos mokslo leidinio SOTER straipsniai

Author(s): Daiva Kšanienė / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 32/2009

The journal of religious sciences SOTER (running from 1924, and resumed in 1999) is the only publication in Lithuania with a regular rubric of Christian Culture and Religious Studies which publishes interesting and topical research articles on various subjects of Catholic religious music. In the 28 volumes published since 1999, 41 articles on the said subjects appeared. They can be divided into several groups: ethnomusicological (with the issues of the studies of the Lithuanian Calvaries – Stations of the Cross included); the activity of Lithuanian musicians in exile; professional composing of religious music; religious music of the region of Klaipėda; Lithuania hymnal and hymn singing tradition; the relationship of the worldview and music writing of European composers, etc. The articles on the subjects of ethnomusicology focus on the relationship of ethnic music with the images of God and Christ’s Cross in it, the issues of specific terminology, the nature of instrumental music making (playing the kanklės) in Christian denominations of the Baltic nations, as well as the interrelationship and differences of Lithuanian, Polish, and Latvian Catholic ethnic musical culture. The study of devotional practices in SOTER journals is enriched by the Lithuanian folklore studies of Catholic traditions. The research in specific terminology makes a significant contribution to the ethnomusicological theme in the SOTER publications. The said subjects have mainly been studied by prof. habil. dr. A. Motuzas, prof. habil. dr. R. Apanavičius, prof. dr. R. Sliužinskas, and Rev. S. Stumbras. More than one article of prof. dr. D. Petrauskaitė, assoc. prof. dr. M. Kazakevičienė, and E. Mažintas discuss the activities and compositions of Lithuanian musicians in exile in the USA. Several articles deal with professional composition of religious music. The article of prof. dr. Gražina Daunoravičienė on the specificity of the genre of motet attracts by its deep insights. The subject of the ancient church music is developed by the researcher A. Versekėnaitė who highlights the emergence of the sequence of Dies Irae and the possibilities and contexts of its functioning. On the occasion of commemoration of St. Casimir’s 550th birth anniversary, several articles on musical compositions devoted to the Saint appeared (by assoc. prof. dr. Milda Kazakevičienė, prof. dr. Daiva Kšanienė, assoc. prof. dr. Regimantas Gudelis, and prof. dr. Danutė Petrauskaitė). The subject of Catholic Church music in Klaipėda region has been researched by prof. dr. D. Kšanienė. She identified the place of Catholic music in Klaipėda region where the Evangelical Lutheran denomination had been dominating. The publications in the SOTER journal also explore Lithuanian Catholic hymnals and the Catholic hymn singing tradition. The subject has been dealt with by assoc. prof. dr. R. Gudelis who analysed the Lithuanian Church Hymnal, compiled and published by the outstanding Lithuanian organ player and c

Prano Dovydaičio LOGOS – tikėjimo ir proto sintezė kaip tiesos kontempliacija

Author(s): Dalia Marija Stančienė / Language(s): English Issue: 32/2009

In 1921 Pranas Dovydaitis started the first Lithuanian magazine of philosophy LOGOS. The main its contributors were professors of Kaunas university from the departments of Theology and Philosophy, Jurisprudence, Technology, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Medicine, and from Kaunas Art School. The topics were rather miscellaneous but the main attention was paid to the problems bordering on philosophy and theology; for the intention of editors was the promotion of Catholic culture. Dovydaitis regarded the development of Lithuanian philosophical language as a very important and necessary means of that promotion. The authors of the articles in LOGOS magazine considered the problems of theism, the proofs of God‘s existence, enigmas of spirituality; analyzed the Theo-philosophical concept of St. Augustine; tried to specify the psychological aspects of religious belief, especially emotions; inquired peculiarities of social Christian activities. Their attitude to I. Kant’s philosophy of religion was negative as well as to Vund’s actualistic concept of human soul and Darvin’s agnostic interpretation of the proofs of God’s existence. Dovydaitis explained the relation between faith and reason relaying on Thomistic realism, which was in concordance with the Catholic Church policy directed against the tendencies of the Catholic modernism in theology, according to which human reason is concerned with reality and faith – with nostalgic dreams. Influenced by Russian religious philosopher Vladimir Solovjov, the contributing authors made attempts to constitute the models of thinking which integrates the ideas of Aquinas, Aristotle, and Augustine. The analysis of the relation between faith and reason performed by Dovydaitis shows that Lithuanian Christian philosophy was influenced by different philosophical trends.

Zagadnienia teologiczne w czasopiśmie „Teologia i człowiek”

Author(s): Krzysztof T. Konecki / Language(s): Polish Issue: 32/2009

Mokslinis žurnalas „Teologia i człowiek“ leidžiamas Torunės Mikalojaus Koperniko universiteto Teologijos fakultete. Nuo pat žurnalo įkūrimo mokslinis redaktorius yra kun. prof. habil. dr. Krzysztofas Koneckis. Pirmasis „Teologia i człowiek“ numeris pasirodė 2003 m. Leidinys yra savitos struktūros. Kiekvienas numeris prasideda redakcijos žodžiu. Juo kreipiamasi į skaitytoją ir supažindinama su žurnalo turiniu. Dauguma straipsnių yra katalikiški, 60 % jų autorių – Torunės universiteto mokslininkai. Likusių straipsnių autoriai – kitų Lenkijos universitetų ir užsienio (Ispanijos, Italijos, Vokietijos, Čekijos, Lietuvos ir Ukrainos) mokslininkai. Kitomis kalbomis rašo ir lenkai autoriai. Reikėtų paminėti žurnalo skyrių „Ekumenia“, kuriame galima rasti naujausių žinių apie ekumenizmą Lenkijoje ir pasaulyje. Kiekvieno numerio pabaigoje spausdinama Lenkijoje ir užsienyje vykusių konferencijų medžiaga, recenzijos. Taip pat skelbiamos naujausios leidybos žinios. „Teologia i człowiek“ redakcinei kolegijai priklauso žymūs Lenkijos mokslininkai, atstovaujantys įvairioms teologijos kryptims. Visi šio žurnalo tomai yra tarpdisciplininiai. Leidinio „Teologia i człowiek“ rubrikos: Filosofija; Biblistika; Dogminė ir fundamentinė teologija; Moralinė teologija; Liturgijos teologija; Pedagogika ir katechetika; Homiletika; Krikščioniškasis dvasingumas; Bažnytinė teisė; Popiežiaus dokumentai. Leidinyje rašoma įvairiais šiandien aktualiais teologijos klausimais. Žurnalo turinys atitinka jo pavadinimą: publikacijomis atsiliepiama į šiandienos Bažnyčios iššūkius, straipsnių temos susijusios su Dievo ir žmogaus problemomis

Atgimusio SOTER mokslinių publikacijų autoriai ir jų keliamos problematikos kiekybiniai bei kokybiniai aspektai

Author(s): Vytautas Steponas Vaičiūnas / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 32/2009

Political freedom cannot be separated from the freedom of conscience, reason and thought. Christian vocation to evangelize concerns the teachers of theology who following theological methods are responsible for seeking suitable ways to preach Christian teaching to the people of their time. The journal SOTER opens this possibility in Lithuania. The aim of the article – to reveal quantitative and qualitative aspects of the scientific topics of the journal. The tasks of the article: 1) to show the importance of theology science in spreading Christian culture; 2) to identify the seeking of wisdom and truth in philosophical tradition; 3) to show the priority of Catholic education; 4) to do research on folk devotions, ethnoculture, Christian art and culture; 5) to give the structural analysis and methodology of the SOTER scientific publications. The Methods: Quantitative, qualitative and statistical methods are used in order to research the topics of the publications and interdisciplinary aspects of them: a detailed analysis of the contents, the programme of mathematical statistics (Microsoft Excel). The freedom of religion is a cultural value. Through culture the Church becomes closer to the nations but as a sign of transcendence, in different cultures it has to preserve the identity of the faith. The care about the objectives of the faith enables the Church to educate clerics and lay people on a high level of theology. The journal SOTER published a lot of articles by the scientists of theology during the ten years. These are the publications on Church history, dogmatic, moral, pastoral, fundamental, ecumenical, spiritual theology, vocations, liturgy, Canon Law, Catholic social teaching. Different theological topics are rather proportional in the journal. The authors analyze the Church documents, the decrees of Vatican Council II, encyclicals of the popes (10,5 %), reveal untouched historical events of the Church (21 %), do research on Christology, Sacramentology, Mariology, specialize in ecumenism (11 %), raise important issues of moral and pastoral theology (13 %), deal with vocational and spiritual theology by presenting examples of the saints (12,5 %), explain the Canon Law (18 %), unravel complicated social problems, get interested in Liturgy (3,5 %). The mission of the Church – to present the Gospel to all the generations – requires not only detailed studies of the Scripture, the teaching of the Church and theology but also deep knowledge of reality, people of the time and their problems – that is why interdisciplinarity is typical to the journal SOTER. Philosophy seeks wisdom and truth, and the Church uses it deepening of the faith. Philosophical articles published in the SOTER follow the tradition of Christian thought: they discuss human dignity, freedom, interrelation between philosophy and theology, transcendental and metaphysical dimension, compare ancient and modern philosophy, work on the heritage of St. Thomas Aquinas and other a

Miłość, małżeństwo i rodzina w publikacjach Karola Wojtyły na łamach „Ateneum Kapłańskiego”

Author(s): Vitold Dorsz / Language(s): Polish Issue: 32/2009

„Ateneum Kapłańskie“ yra seniausias Lenkijos teologijos žurnalas. Nuo 1909 m. jį spausdina Włocławeko seminarija. Karolis Wojtyła buvo nuolatinis žurnalo autorius nuo 1950-ųjų iki kol tapo popiežiumi. „Ateneum Kapłańskie“ K. Wojtyłai reiškė daugiau nei leidinį, spausdinusį jo straipsnius. K. Wojtyła jautėsi atsakingas už „Ateneum Kapłańskie“ kryptį ir darė įtaką svarstant kai kuriuos klausimus, kurie tuo metu formavo daugelio Lenkijos kunigų mąstymą ir Lenkijos Bažnyčią apskritai. Ypač svarbūs K. Wojtyłos „Ateneum Kapłańskie“ spausdinti straipsniai meilės, santuokos ir šeimos tema. Šių publikacijų analizė gali padėti suprasti, kaip kito K. Wojtyłos požiūris į žmogiškąjį ir krikščioniškąjį santuokos ir šeimos gyvenimą ne tik filosofinės, teologinės, bet visų pirma pastoracinės tematikos straipsniuose. K. Wojtyłos kunigystės patirtis turėjo įtakos jo svarstymams apie santuoką ir šeimą, skatino giliai ir naujoviškai reaguoti į to meto ir šiandienos pastoracines bei žmogiškąsias aktualijas. Kaip filosofas ir teologas, K. Wojtyla susikoncentruoja ties asmens antropologija, taip bandydamas atsiliepti į šiuolaikinius santuokos, šeimos, jaunimo (buvęs jiems kunigu ir draugu) iššūkius. Anot K. Wojtyłos, klaidinga utilitaristinė, empirinė ir subjektyvistinė žmogaus samprata lėmė šiuolaikinę santuokos krizę, kuri turi įtakos ne tik santuokos institucijai, bet ir Santuokos sakramentui. Naudodamasis filosofine žmogaus samprata ir teologine žmogaus, sukurto pagal Dievo atvaizdą, vizija, „Meilės ir atsakomybės“ (“Love and Responsibility”) autorius romano forma vaizduoja meilės pašaukimo grožį ir nesavanaudišką vedybinę meilę. Ją apvainikuoja Santuokos sakramentas ir asmenų bendrystė, communio personarum. K. Wojtyła suvokė šeimos svarbą ne tik dėl prokreacinės, bet ir dėl asmenų bendrystės funkcijos. Šeimoje gali bręsti asmenybė, kuriami tikri asmeniniai santykiai. K. Wojtyłos publikacijos „Ateneum Kapłańskie“ liudija bręstančią santuokos ir šeimos teologiją. Ji geriausiai atskleista popiežiaus Jono Pauliaus II veikale „Kūno teologija“ (“Theology of the Body”). Ši tema ne tik paskatino filosofinius ir teologinius svarstymus apie santuoką ir šeimą. Atsiliepimas į pastoracijos aktualijas daugybei žmonių atskleidžia tikrąją santuokos ir šeimos prasmę. Šie žmonės tam tikra prasme stengiasi realizuoti santuokos ir šeimos reikšmę, kai remiasi K. Wojtyłos vizija kasdieniame savo gyvenime.

Atkurto religijos mokslo žurnalo SOTER istoriografija

Author(s): Alfonsas Motuzas / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 32/2009

In 2009 the religious scientific journal SOTER at Vytautas Magnus university celebrates the 10th anniversary of its restoration. The journal SOTER was established in 1924 at the Theology Faculty of Vytautas Magnus university, and until 1940 it was one of the most important sources of religious sciences in interwar Lithuania. It was closed together with the loss of independence and free thought; and during the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the restoration of Vytautas Magnus university, it started again its existance and followed the sequence of the previous 28 numbers. Now there are published 32 new numbers in all. On June 16, 1998 during the meeting of the Faculty Council, the leaders of St. Anthony Institute of Religious Studies at Vytautas Magnus university encouraged the restoration of the religious journal SOTER. The Faculty Council greeted the initiative and formed a group of restoration. The Council of Theology Faculty addressed the Rectorate of Vytautas Magnus university, and they presented the journal to the Department of Higher Education and Science in Lithuania. In 1999 the journal SOTER was assigned a ISSN number and funding for 2 issues a year. The journal was published by the publishers of Vytautas Magnus university. The first issue was published in June, 1999. During the years 1999–2002 were published 2 issues a year. With the growth of publications and its popularity, from 2003 three issues a year were published and starting with 2006 up to now it became a quarterly. The object of the research – the restored journal of religious sciences SOTER. The aim of the research – historiography of the SOTER. The tasks of the research: firstly, to present the origin of the restoration of SOTER in the independent Lithuania; secondly, to show the historical development of the journal; and thirdly, to present the situation of SOTER these days. The methods of the research: analysis and synthesis. According to the research, we come to such conclusions: 1. The origin of the restoration of the religious journal SOTER at Vytautas Magnus university starts with the initiative of the leaders of St. Anthony Institute of Religious Studies at Vytautas Magnus university together with the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the restoration of Vytautas Magnus university. 2. During the decade thirty two issues and five supplements were published. 3. The journal was assigned a ISSN number; the funding of university was given and created a website. 4. It was registered in the “List of Periodicals and Scientific Journals” of Lithuanian Science Council and introduced into the database of Lithuanian science and studies electronic system of documents (eLaBa). It is also introduced into the international database approved of Lithuanian Science Council. These are e-libraries of Central Eastern Europe (CEEOL), The Philosopher’s Index and Directory of Open Access Journal. 5. From 2005 the journal reached the Conference of Deans of Catholic Faculti

Wymiana naukowa pomiędzy „Homo meditans” i „Soter”

Author(s): Marek Chmielewski / Language(s): Polish Issue: 32/2009

Liublino Jono Pauliaus II katalikiškojo universiteto leidinio „Homo meditans“ ir Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto religijos mokslo žurnalo SOTER moksliniai mainai tęsiasi daugiau nei penkerius metus. Buvo išspausdinta 16 straipsnių (3 SOTER žurnale, 12 „Homo meditans“ ir vienas „Duchowość w Polsce“), taip pat dvi recenzijos apie daktaro, dvi – apie profesoriaus disertaciją. Tai teikia džiaugsmo ir skatina stiprinti bendradarbiavimą, leidžiantį imtis ilgalaikių tiriamųjų projektų. Per krikščionybės tūkstantmetį Lenkijoje ir Lietuvoje sukauptas didžiulis paveldas, kurį – abiem tautoms atgavus suverenitetą ir teisėtai įstojus į Europos Sąjungą – reikia studijuoti ir pažinti. Tai ne tik abipusiškai praturtina tikėjimą, bet taip pat ir lenkams, ir lietuviams padeda geriau suvokti krikščionybę ir tautinį tapatumą.

M. Pečkauskaitės krikščioniškojo ugdymo idėjų sklaida žurnale „Naujoji vaidilutė“

Author(s): Juozas Žilionis / Language(s): Lithuanian Issue: 32/2009

In 1921 Pranas Dovydaitis started the second journal which was titled “Naujoji vaidilutė” (New Priestess). In the beginning it was intended for girls’ education but later became the journal of female intellectuals. Dovydaitis was familiar with the writings of Marija Pečkauskaitė (Šatrijos Ragana) and he approved of her Christian idealism and pedagogical projects. She started writing to “Naujoji vaidilutė” from its second issue: published her little book “Rimties valandėlė” (The Hour of Quiet), twenty three didactic articles, and several pieces of fiction. Influenced by the pedagogic ideas of F. W. Foerster, Pečkauskaitė elaborated her own conception of Christian education. That conception is based on eternal Christian values and directed towards spiritual revival in Christ. She treated the revival as a permanent process of increasing love to God in a human soul, woman’s/man’s love to God, and woman’s/man’s love to each other. In the educational program of Pečkauskaitė, Christian love is presented as the most noble virtue which unites a woman/man and God and directs human activity towards altruistic goals. She illustrates and explains the general principles of her conception by concrete examples and cases of altruistic service. She also uses them for the didactic purposes. The nucleus of Pečkauskaitė’s educational program is spirituality which is based on substantial moral principles and profound conviction that properly directed educational process leads towards self-education, self-control, and self-help. The model of Christian education, constituted by Pečkauskaitė, embraces all necessary psychic parameters: reason, senses and will