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At the beginning of the 21st century the Orthodox Church in Serbia has faced with huge challenges. After the period of half-century restrictions under the communist regime in former Yugoslavia, the time of change has come and it brings with itself respectfulness of religious freedom to Serbian people and freedom to practice their religion and express their religious notions publicly. Serbian society strives towards modernization and democratization; it has been trying to make its own new identity among the European Nations. Baring in mind the importance of traditional values and institutions of Serbian people, the Government of the Serbia Republic adopted The Law on Churches and religious communities in 2006 (“Official News SR”, no. 36/2006). Article no. 40 of this Law says that the right of religious education in public and private elementary and secondary schools guaranteed by the Serbian State. Although religious education has been implemented since 2001 as the alternative curriculum in primary and secondary schools by the rules of the Serbian Government (“Official News SR”, no. 46/2001.), religious education is still an issue that provokes great controversial attitudes on the political and social scene of Serbian society until now. By this act, the Government of the Serbia Republic is found itself under pressure of many factors of the civil society, who wants to obstruct the implementation of religious education with the excuse that it harms mentioned democratic processes and that religion is not a part of public sector. The Church over religious education has nowadays very difficult and serious tusk and only time will tell if we are going to overcome all the challenges and to respond to all the questions and needs of pupils, overcoming the temptations in mutual living and working, education and upbringing in accordance with the evangelical enlightenment, change of mind and the deification by introducing students in the life of the Church. A religious teacher alone certainly is not in a position to cooperate with the student's environment and to accomplish the mission, and it is therefore necessary to create a collective atmosphere, including in the exercise missions also the students who do not attend religious education, and family and youth overall environment. Here I mean that in the case of the professors whose subjects have scientific basis different from the religious, but the common curious and open attitude it is certainly possible to overcome seemingly irreconcilable differences of scientific and religious education.
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Since the moment of coming into being the Seminary in Białystok was in the sphere of interest the omnipresent secret police after the Second World War. According to the secret police, it was negative to familiarize seminarians with structures of teenager organizations, namely with the Scouts; the meetings of ex-scouts and the symphatizers of the organization which took place in Białystok were not positive, either .The statements and seminarians’ attitudes towards the Seminary in Białystok aroused the interest of the secret police. At the turn of 50s and 60s there was a period of official ‘political thaw’ nevertheless, it was a period of priests which –hunt and an attempt of taking supervision over seminaries by authorities. In province Białystok the situation in the Seminaries was analyzed by the secret police, emphasising the low recruitment standards which were caused by the seminarians military conscription. The official actions of administrative authorities met with bishop Władysław Suszyński resistance which was gradually breaking down. The restrictions on his activity were being developed in the next years, as an example of restrictions could be a telegram sent by the Religious Office in Warsaw to Religious Departament of the National Council Presidium in Białystok on 29th June, 1965. It was indicated in the message that there were possibilities of negative consequences in relation to the Seminary in Białystok because of the Seminaries’ definitely negative attitude towards authorities and law regulations.Afiliacja: Oddział IPN w Białymstoku
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Seminary in Bialystok was founded 8 May 1945. It was expelled from Vilnius by the decision of communist regime of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Lithuania. Priests professors and alumni of Vilnius University in the so-called repatriation left Vilnius and moved to Bialystok. Father Al. Moscicki and father J. Krassowski by the authority of the archbishop Romuald Jalbrzykowski Metropolitan of Vilnius, with the dean of Bialystok, father Alexander Chodyka, rented from the Congregation of the Servants of Mary Immaculate premises at 8 Slonimska Street, wherein they arranged Seminary. Faculty of Theology of Stefan Batory University, whose professors also left Vilnius, resumed activity that day. Most of the lecturers of Vilnius Alma Mater moved to Torun, where they founded the Nicolaus Copernicus University, but professors of the Faculty of Theology who were also the lecturers of the Seminary remained in Bialystok. The Seminary at the Slonimska Street functioned until 1961 when the political authorities nationalized the building and gave it to the Education Supervision Body. The seminar had to leave the premises and search new premises for its operations. The seminar life was focused around the Church. Of St. Wojciech, which became a temple of the seminar.
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The seminary in Białystok was formed as a result of a closure of a Seminary in Vilnius, which was founded by the bishop of Vilnius Jerzy Radziwiłł on 11th January 1582. In 1925 the Vilnius Seminary was merged with the Theological Department of Stefan Batory University (USB). In December 1939 USB was liquidated, however the Theological Department acted in secret. After mass arrests of professors and clerical students, in March 1942 bishop Romuald Jałbrzykowski and Rev. Adam Sawicki were imprisoned. A seminary was liquidated and was not reopned until October 1944. Unfortunately, authorities closed the Vilnius Seminary on 20th February 1945. Bishop R. Jałbrzykowski made a decision to move the Seminary to Białystok, where in spring, on the 8th of May 1945 it commenced its activity. A month later an order was given to remove the archbishop R. Jałbrzykowski from Vilnius. He left for Bialystok on 15th July 1945. From here he managed the part of the Vilnius archdiocese which stayed within the Poland’s borders.
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Decoupling has been diagnosed since the second half of the last century. It is conceived as a kind of separation, appearing in a variety of organisations, in situations in which established principles or rules, aimed at normalising interpersonal relationships or governing the rules of conduct, despite being officially established, are not implemented. Another situation may also occur. It arises when individuals know and accept the guidelines, but for multiple – often subjective – reasons, they do not materialize as they are blocked by individual decisions. This results in serious consequences of a social, economic, legal or managerial nature. How they be prevented? Solutions based upon ethics seem to be a sound base to counteract the destructive consequences of decoupling. Human conscience is one of the fundamental ethical categories. Deep rooted in every person, it shapes behaviour, even though its impact can also be minimised. It turns out that a properly formed conscience gives better results in personal activity on both the individual and human levels. Also, conscience enables the correct interpretation of what is prohibited and what is expected, and thus becomes the perfect tool for countering decoupling.Finally, it can be assumed that as long as man has a well-constituted con-science and follows its guidance, the negative effects of a split between the recognized rules and their actual observance can be minimised.
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The article attempts to capture Christology of Isaiah 53,1–5 (IV Songs of the Suffering Servant). Semiotics that the Pontifical Biblical Commission acknowledges as a tool of synchronic analysis was used in the study. The exegesis conducted shows the need to change human perception of reality in order to accept improbability of God’s epiphany. It shows the act of the Servant who accepts the drama of human sin and infirmity, thus exalts Him through God and presents to people the gift of healing.
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The article makes philological-theological analyses of Psalm 13. Reviewing its each stanza (I: “Question and lament” /v 2–3/; II: “Calling for help” /v 4–5/; III: “Confession of thrust and gratitude” /v 6/) gave the possibility to study the existential-spiritual psalmist’s struggle. The trust that orans has placed in God performs the key role in the interpretation of the work. Despite the psalmist’s impatience caused by long God’s silence to answer the requests he has directed to Him, he did not stop to trust Him. He just might feel that resigning from hope which is the most nourishing fruit of faith in God one allows to stay in despair.
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Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI states that “The true problem of our times is the «Crisis of God»”. In his scientific achievements and the proclaimed kerygma all the reasons for that phenomenon can be found. Moreover, he indicates the consequences of the changes and processes for the religious life, theology and contemporary culture. The retired Pope appears in his works not only as an astute observer of the modern world’s phenomena but also the one who warns against its negative effects. At the same time he formulates solutions to the emerging problems.
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The author recognizes the value of marriage and family as a community of people creating a natural and ecclesial environment in which they can adopt and proclaim the Gospel. The article concerns the tasks of a Christian family which emerge from its human and evangelical identity. The family’s tasks became the subject of the 1980 Synod and Familiaris consortio, the Apostolic Exhortation. It also was a leading theme in the synods relations with Pope Francis and the Exhortation Amoris laetitia.
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The aim of the study was to show the need of a miracle in proving a canonization. We considered the subject of a miracle’s approval. Moreover, we studied the suggestions made by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints related to this topic. Then, we went through the procedures of canonization which was under a continuous development. In addition, we showed the miracle’s necessity and the requirements for its approval. The current procedure of canonization in the diocese and the Congregation’s requirements were presented in the final section. The value of the miracle’s evidence of proving the sanctity has been based on the legal text analysis made during the study.
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Owning to the 2014 and 2015 Synods of Bishops a question has been raised and discussed in a society about admitting the divorced and remarried people to Holy Communion. This question, in fact, pertains to the teaching of the Church on the indissolubility of marriage. John Paul II responding to the crisis caused by the “plague of divorces” showed God’s plan for marriage and family. He claimed that the conversation between Christ and the Pharisees (Mt 19:1–9) was the source of the moral norm about the indissolubility of a marital bond in which Jesus not only confirmed the norm but also reffered to the biblical “beginning”. Following Christ’s teaching, the Pope consequently developed his anthropology based on the account of creation. The foundation of his view on human being is the conciliar teaching that man “cannot fully find himself except through a sincere gift of himself” (Gaudium et spes, 24). Marriage is a communion of persons (communio personarum) based on the total and sincere gift of self which demands the indissolubility of the bond. Moreover, the institution of marriage is oriented towards its sacramental fulfilment in Christ. As a sacrament, marriage participates and expresses the unbreakable bond between Christ and the Church. John Paul II was a firm defender of marriage indissolubility who drew his teaching on these two premises, anthropological and sacramental.
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There is a connection between God’s self-revelation and the revelation of the truths of faith. They remain mutually related (nexus mysteriorum) and arranged around the centre of the Christian faith (hierarchia veritatum). The article shows how the “hierarchy” of the truths of faith should contribute to a better understanding of all mysteries. While taking into account this hierarchy one must not marginalize other revealed truths of faith. The sense of faith (sensus fidei) helps to consider not only a net of mysteries as a whole but also particular mysteries of faith within it, as well as their correlation with Christ who is in the centre.
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In this article, I intend to study the subject of human dignity which could be seen through the human rights point of view. When we look at the map of the world we could see that the topic of human dignity and religious freedom is really a current issue which must be on the agenda of the most powerful nations. There have been a lot of questions that we need to ask before we will take a deeply view at this matter. The questions which I am going to ask here is trying to put this topic in the context of contemporary as a remarkable requirement for the whole world. Could it be a real relationship between human dignity and religious freedom in matter of meaning and practice? Which is currently the truth regarding the presence of human dignity in the world? How could human dignity be more real in the countries where there is no religious freedom for all citizens? Could one country be considered as a civilized one without a deep understanding and real implementation of religious liberty principles for all people? How could the discrimination on a different group of people affect all the nation and then all the world? Could human dignity become a concept made possible in the world trough the education of people? How could the economics contribute to a country in the process of establishing human dignity? Could this kind of education be managed by a government or by some administrative regions or by United Nations?
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The article „Individualization of a didactic process in inclusive religious education” touches on the problem of adjusting classes to the capabilities and psychophysical needs of able-bodied students and those with mental retardation in a mixed group. It is proposed that different components of a didactic process should be differentiated for individual students. It is emphasized that the problem of individualization is particularly important in the inclusive model of education and should be resolved in practical way. The idea of inclusion in the process of school education is mentioned. It accentuates individuality and dignity of each child. Students with mental retardation are not excluded from the process. It is emphasized that religious education classes should be a place for every student, where uniqueness of each one is appreciated and celebrated.
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Review of Michał Herer’s Pochwała przyjaźni [“The Praise of Friendship”], Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2017.
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With the withdrawal of the Ottoman Empire from Bosnia and Herzegovina, history notes an endeavour to redefine the presence of Islam and Muslims in the Bosnian society as a presence of a foreign element. In relation to that, politics, which ranged from limiting the presence of Islam as an element of identity, to its suppression by assimilation, to elimination, in a physical sense as well as a self-concept, were used. That process, which was led during peace and war times, is nowadays defined as Islamophobia. When talking about the way of life under Islam, or rather the modus Vivendi and modus operandi of Islam, it’s been constant in BiH and takes place in complicated social circumstances. Therefore, in this work, we will present the challenges and offer possible solutions for the modern Bosnian society. In that sense, it is important to mention new, neo salafi movements, which intend to redefine the Islamic sanctity. In exploring the Islamic tradition of Bosniaks, especially under the conditions of the Islamophobic discourse which is present in the world, the Islamic Community in BiH plays an important role. But, in order to achieve actual impact in preserving tradition and the balanced path, it is necessary to answer the question: “What is the Islamic tradition of Bosniaks?”. In order to prevent a redefining, it is important to take a stand to Arabic folklore tradition of Islam which aims to present itself as the only authentic, and in that sense the relation towards other and different traditions. Also, it is also to take a stand to the pro-socialist interpretation of the role of religion in society, which aims to redefine religion as an irrelevant social phenomenon which leads to the crumbling of social relations, while trying to establish animosity towards religious freedom as a determining identity factor.
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Religious upbringing within the realm of the development of complete personality implies innate human openness towards transcendence. This openness also determines him as a human being. This upbringing completes and finalises the development of a complete human personality. In the process of development of complete personality we should recognise transcendent principles of that development, so that our pedagogical mind should not remain trapped within the Fromm’s paradox: “it is the very human nature that makes a man inhuman”. The article views the complete development of human personality through spiral spheres of upward growth. Within, what we call learning society, we certainly have space for development of complete personality. Even though the idea of completely developed personality is not new, the explanation of its significance is not very common. The author attempted to present this text as guideline towards a perception of complete development of personality.
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The aim of this research work was to analyze the effect of religion upon the quality of care offered by the parents of disabled children. The sample of 94 respondents was analyzed, all from Tuzla Canton, 50% of this number were mothers (N=47) and 50% fathers of children with disabilities (N=47). For the purpose of verifying the set research goal, a multidimensional instrument for assessing religiosity was used, as well as a quality of care scales designed for the purpose of this research. Research data were processed by parametric and nonparametric statistics. Regression analysis method was used to verify the set hypothesis of the research. Based on the results of the research it can be concluded that the degree to which parents practice religion affects the quality of care they can provide for children with disabilities.
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