Błogosławiony ks. Jerzy Popiełuszko jako wzór osobowy w wychowaniu do chrześcijańskiej dojrzałości
Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko as a Personal Model in Upbringing Towards Christian Maturity
Author(s): Weronika JuroszekSubject(s): History of Church(es), Social history, History of Communism, Pastoral Theology, Sociology of Religion, Psychology of Religion
Published by: Uniwersytet Ignatianum w Krakowie
Keywords: Christian maturity; personal model; Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko; scrupulousness; authenticity; courage;
Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the personal model role in upbringing towards higher values. The objective of the text is to answer the following question: How can the example of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko be used in raising the youth to be mature Christians?To analyze the problem, the author uses Marian Nowak’s concept of Christian maturity. The method she uses is historical/pedagogi- cal biographic analysis. Selected studies and source texts prove that even at an early stage of his life, Popiełuszko fulfilled the Christian maturity criteria specified by Nowak: he envisioned a truly human life and permanently practiced features that facilitated its realization, such as scrupulousness, authenticity, and courage. He fulfilled these criteria as a Christian for whom the ultimate meaning of existence is salvation. It is worth remembering this role model and raising young people according to Nowak’s criteria. It may be helpful to show some dramatic events from Popiełuszko’s life, which may serve as inspira- tion on how to develop Christin maturity.
Journal: Studia Paedagogica Ignatiana
- Issue Year: 26/2023
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 177-195
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Polish
