The Achievements of the Lublin School of Fundamental Theology in the Field of Ecclesiology Cover Image

Dorobek lubelskiej szkoły teologii fundamentalnej w zakresie eklezjologii
The Achievements of the Lublin School of Fundamental Theology in the Field of Ecclesiology

Author(s): Krzysztof Kaucha
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: apologetical ecclesiology; Catholic Church; Catholic ecclesiology; Church of Christ; credibility of the Church; demonstratio catholica; ecclesiological fact; ecclesiology; fundamental ecclesiology

Summary/Abstract: Scientific research in the field of ecclesiology have been conducted at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) from the beginning of its existence, among others, in the Department of Fundamental Theology headed from 1918 by Rev. Piotr Kremer. The research intensified after the creation of the second Department of Fundamental Theology – Ecclesiology (on 23 June 1958), which in the years 1964-91 was headed by Rev. Stanisław Nagy (Cardinal from 2003), along with the development of the Lublin School of Fundamental Theology, to which Rev. Marian Rusecki was the most prominent contributor. The aim of this article is to present the achievements of the Lublin centre (authors, works, research problems, its development) in the field of ecclesiology. The article will not repeat the content of other articles included in this volume1 and it will be composed of the following sections: (1) the ecclesiological contents before the establishment of the Lublin School of Fundamental Theology, (2) the ecclesiological contents in the works of Rev. Edward Kopeć, (3) the ecclesiological achievements of Rev. Stanisław Nagy and his students, (4) the ecclesiological achievements of Rev. Marian Rusecki and his students, and (5) conclusion.

  • Issue Year: 65/2018
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 75-90
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish