Bibliografia historii Kościoła w Polsce za lata 1944-1984 oraz rys historyczno-metodyczny od XVII wieku
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN POLAND (1944–1984) AND HISTORICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL OUTLINE SINCE THE 17TH CENTURY

Summary/Abstract: In its beginnings (16th–18th centuries), the Bibliography of the history of the Church in Poland was formed within the framework of general, historical and theological compilations. When more extensive lists of works on the history of the Polish Church appeared in the first half of the 19th century, they constituted parts of literary and historical bibliographies. In the second half of the 19th century, bibliography of Church history in Poland was present within historical bibliography. The independence of the bibliography of Church history in Poland occurred as late as in the second half of the 20th century. It was inspired by Father Hieronim E. Wyczawski, a professor of theological sciences and Church historian, and an employee of the Academy of Catholic Theology. For the purposes of the projected retrospective and current bibliography of the history of the Church in Poland, he developed a detailed instruction on the method of its compilation. In 1977, volume one of the Bibliography of the History of the Church in Poland for 1944–1970 (in three parts) was published, prepared under his direction. Five more volumes covering the period 1971–1984 were published between 1977 and 1997. Their authors were Rev. Franciszek Stopniak, Rev. Marian Banaszak, Ryszard Żmuda and Piotr Latawiec. The Bibliography of the History of the Church in Poland takes into account not only the history of the Church in the strict sense, but also the history of church art, the history of theological sciences and the history of liturgy and worship. In addition to works on the history of the Catholic Church, it encompasses also those on the history of other Christian Churches operating in Poland. It follows a chronological and factual order, except for the volumes for 1971–1972 and 1973–1974, in alphabetical arrangement. The printed version of the Bibliography for 1944–1984 has been converted to electronic form and is available on the server of the Library of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University. Currently, the maintenance of this database is not being continued, so the content in it is not being supplemented. In addition, the Bibliographyhas been digitized and is available in the FIDES Virtual Book Collection of the Federation of Church Libraries.

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