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Civitas antigua y formación de las estructuras personales

Author(s): Robert Kantor / Language(s): Spanish Issue: 1/2016

The concept of the city (civitas) does not necessarily have to mean an urban organization. It may mean a collection of localities, or a territory where some ethnic groups live (tribu). First of all, the development of personal structures happened initially in the families and was connected with a domestic cult. With time, several families used to make a separate group called fratria and a collection of them made up a tribu. This article shows how religion and a way of ruling affected the development of personal structures. Examples of this include are colonies and dioceses – personal structures of the Roman Empire.The task which lies before this article is to enlighten the reader that many of the modern personal structures, especially those deep‑rooted in canon law, have had a source in ancient civitas. Present structures of Catholic Church have their basis on that original classification: a family, fratria, tribu. Today there exist: a parish, a vicariate forane, a diocese, and a collection of dioceses called an ecclesiastical province.

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Postmodernism and the Church: An Opportunity and a Challenge

Author(s): Timothy Hynes / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2016

Postmodernism is, in many respects, a term that has lost most of its cultural and academic cachet. This does not, however, mean that the themes, context, and conditions to which it referred are no longer relevant. In this essay, I will briefly review the latest reports which show a decreasing interest in organized religion, and interpret these results as symptomatic of a larger change in the state of knowledge. To this end, I will examine Jean‑François Lyotard’s analysis of the loss of metanarratives as a way of understanding the implicit rules of the dialogue that occurs between the theist and the atheist or agnostic. Next, I will note the unique capacity of beauty to transcend the diverse language games played by both sides of the conversation. I will conclude by contending that this characteristic of beauty offers a kind of common ground which can be built upon, fostering further dialogue as well as an opportunity for evangelization.

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La raison et la foi. Des philosophes Polonais rapprochent les deux domaines

Author(s): Władysław Zuziak / Language(s): French Issue: 1/2015

This paper presents three attempts of grasping the relations between faith and reason made by M. Heller, J. Tischner and K. Tarnowski. Reason and faith are two foundations for human desire to understand the world. Without them, no attempts to understand can take place. As Heller points out, both of them, due to cooperation, support development and help to eliminate dangerous simplifications. Faith, or more precisely – religious thinking – is, as J. Tischner famously argued, a condition for dialogue, for being open to others and community. Faith gives strength and courage, supports the search for existing (although very often unconscious) ties that bonds people. Faith allows us to discover the meaning and purpose of our lives. K. Tarnowski goes even further and claims, that faith reveals “the surplus” of meaning, which invites us to investigate what is impossible to express- the Mystery. Only in the face of Mystery, by a communion with the Other, can we feel that the presence of the Other is important for our existence. The three philosophers from Krakow emphasized in their works, that the relations between faith and reason, although connected and supplementing themselves, require much attention from both scientists, who create rational models of reality, and theologians, who aim to create a coherent vision linking these two aspects of human world.

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A Case for a ‘Big Picture’ Re-Orientation of K-12 Australian Catholic School Religious Education in the Light of Contemporary Spirituality

Author(s): Graham Rossiter / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2015

This is the second of two articles that argue a case for a ‘big picture’ re-orientation of Australian Catholic school K-12 religion curricula. The first article considered that there has been such a great change in the landscape of contemporary spirituality that the traditional framework of religious meanings within which Catholic school religion curricula are written is out of synch with the meanings that inform contemporary spiritualities. A proposed responsive change in orientation suggests that more prominence needs to be given to the critical interpretation and evaluation of cultural meanings, while not neglecting the more traditional aim of giving young Catholics meaningful access to their religious heritage. The apparently different estimates of spirituality for children and adolescents also need to be taken into account. If many of the pupils in Catholic schools will never become actively involved in parishes when they grow up, then religious education needs to offer more than familiarising them with Catholic theology and religious practice; it also needs to equip them with skills to address the spiritual and moral issues they will encounter in life. Attention is given to what this entails in both content and pedagogy, at primary and secondary levels.

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La scelta missionaria nell’attivit à del consiglio pastorale parrocchiale

Author(s): Leszek Rojowski / Language(s): Italian Issue: 2/2014

The article discusses the missionary option as indicated by Pope Francis in his first apostolic exhortation. This challenging option can be lived fully only through a total commitment of all church structures. That is why it is interesting to reflect how one of the parish structures, namely the pastoral council, can contribute – according to its competences – to put into practice what has been enunciated in Evangelii gaudium.A particular contribution of the parish pastoral council consists primarily in the development of an adequate parish pastoral plan, which would have as its main goal to educate the parish as a missionary community, responsible for the transmission of the Christian faith in today’s world. The article also features some directions from the Papal document which must be taken into account and some practical suggestions which aid in reaching the delineated goals. A commitment of the parish pastoral council to fulfil this missionary choice enables this structure to see its role as oriented “to promote conformity of the life and actions of the People of God with the Gospel”.

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Die Rechtfertigung der Gier und die Finanzkrise

Author(s): Zbigniew Waleszczuk / Language(s): German Issue: 2/2013

The aim of this article is at first to answer the question of greed (the justification of this “virtue” in the modern economic system), which is meant, in the light of Christian social ethics to be the primary cause of the present economic crisis. In the three steps of catholic social teaching (see, judge, act) we want to interpret the signs of our time (present age problems) in the light of the Gospel (and the teaching and tradition of the Church). The relevant question we have to pose in our statement is: Why does catholic social teaching, in opposite to the modern view of economic and political science, object to a justification of greed? The third (practical) step of our explanations we can paraphrase with the question: what shall we do? The focusing on institutional reforms, the belief in arrangements which exclusively accentuate sociological key aspects and believe in changes of structures (in education, politics, economics and welfare) led not only to market crisis, but also to a crisis of culture. If the human being in his/her deepest dimension (the ecology of person) is suffering, then the Church cannot remain silent, because its mission and way is the person. Not until we – like king Solomon – turn to God and ask for help and the ability to judge between good and evil, just and unjust, shall we find a safe basis to lead us out of despair and disorientation into a more humane civilization of humanity and solidarity.

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Die Transzendenz als bestimmendes Merkmal der Person in der Anthropologie und der Pädagogik Johannes Pauls II.

Author(s): Józef Stala / Language(s): German Issue: 1/2012

John Paul II in his magisterial writings and papal teaching many times referred to the human being, whom he presented in a personal category. At the same time insisted that the major problem of modern civilization is a the wrong anthropology, which denies the spiritual dimension of human being. This wrong approach brings in consequences an instrumental treatment and disgraced human dignity. The human being as a person has the special value that should be affirmed for his own sake, not for any other reason. The human as a being made in the image and likeness of God has a dignity of the person. John Paul II insists that a capacity for relationship with God is of the very essence of human being. God’s invitation to a shared life is a gratuitous, unmerited gift to man who from the beginning was made capax Dei. In these reflections, John Paul II offers many insights about the nature of human identity and dignity. The relationship between human being and God is a guarantee of his dignity. For this reason, anthropology cannot keep only on what is immanent in human being, but applies also to the transcendence. Anthropology disconnected from the transcendent becomes something deeply inhuman. Depriving humanity of its most important dimension also deprives it from its full personal dynamism. Therefore, it appears appropriate to take in this article the issue of transcendence of the person, which is the foundation of anthropology and pedagogy presented by Pope John Paul II. Firstly, the need for portraying the human person as physical and spiritual being will be argued for presented. Then the paper will study the genealogy of humans in communion with the family. In the last part, the marriage as a community of man and woman will be discussed.

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A partire da Cristo, Redentore dell’uomo. Sant’Agostino e il Beato Giovanni Paolo II - alcuni punti di riferimento

Author(s): Sylwester Jaśkiewicz / Language(s): Italian Issue: 1/2012

In Jesus Christ, the human person finds greatness, dignity and worth of humanity. This article reflects on the doctrine of the great African bishop, St. Augustine of Hippo and Pope John Paul II. It discusses the truth about Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of humankind. The concept of redemption as represented by the bishop of Hippo is in essence sacerdotal and sacrificial as it is ultimately expressed by the sacrifice of the Cross. The Cross of Jesus Christ manifests the great and merciful willingness of God towards the fallen human person who is the slave of sin. The triple victory of Christ: over sin, death and Satan, restores the human person to life in the communion with God.

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Der Mensch als Person: Die bestimmende Grundlage für Johannes Paul II. in seinem Bild von der Familie

Author(s): Józef Stala / Language(s): German Issue: 2/2012

Pope John Paul II frequently describes humans in terms of personal being. One could say that this is one of the most fundamental aspects in his teaching. This text analyses the anthropology underlying his papal teaching in the context of the modern world and modern family life. The author emphasizes that the contemporary context reflects a multifaceted crisis affecting humans. The text explores a core aspect of Pope John Paul II’s teaching in his vision of the family, which is the issue of how to understand the human being as a person. Fundamentally the family is presented as a communion of persons, then a person is shown as the primary determinant in family education.

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La preparación al matrimonio según la Exhortación Apostólica Familiaris Consortio. Una reflexión sobre el documento en el 30 aniversario de su elaboración

Author(s): Robert Kantor / Language(s): Spanish Issue: 2/2011

Marriage is an important event in the life of engaged couple as well as the whole community of believers. The preparation for marriage requires that the couple should be introduced into the Catholic ecclesial teaching about the rights and duties which result from contracted marriage. The article presents the issue of preparation for marriage; the stages according to the Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio. The study includes the following issues: the preparation stage; the need of preparation to marriage; stages and content of the preparation; people responsible for the preparation; permission to celebrate marriage of baptized individuals who are not sufficiently prepared.

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Cykl apokaliptycznych egzegez wizji proroka Daniela w kontekście doktrynalnego sporu wschodniego chrześcijaństwa z judaizmem (na materiale kodeksu BN 12245)

Author(s): Jan Stradomski / Language(s): Polish Issue: 17/2017

The Bible’s Book of Daniel, along with commentaries of St. Hippolytus of Rome, belongs to the most important sources of Christian knowledge about the end of the world and the Final Judgment. In the medieval Old Church Slavonic literature, the Book of Daniel functions not only as a part of the Old Testament canon (separately or with comments), but it is also present in historiography, and in particular in apocryphal literature. Prophet Daniel and his vision of four beasts are also the basis for preparation of new eschatological texts where the threads of the doctrinal dispute with Judaism are noticeable. Such writings include a series of visions of Prophet Daniel with commentaries, rarely encountered in Cyrillic manuscripts, featured in Codex BN 12245. The article presents a textological, historical and literary analysis of the text.

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NASILJE I STID: O PORICANJU BOSANSKOG NASLJEĐIVANJA

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NASILJE I STID: O PORICANJU BOSANSKOG NASLJEĐIVANJA

Author(s): Rusmir Mahmutćehajić / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 77/2017

Bosna, bosanstvo i bošnjaštvo ustrajno su osporavani uz isticanje da nikakva opća osviješćenost bosanskih ljudi u cjelinu nije moguća upravo zato što dio tog naroda čine bosanski muslimani. A oni, ti nekadašnji kršćani, u takvim gledanjima nisu i ne mogu biti ni nasljednici ni čuvari političkih, kulturnih i teoloških tradicija svojih predaka. Zato su, u takvim ideologijskim gledanjima, otpadnici od tog što su im bili preci. Posljedično, i politički su i teološki neprijatelji nacijskih našosti.

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Sybilliańska droga do poznania Boga. IV Księga sybilliańska drogowskazem dla pogan

Author(s): Maria Miduch / Language(s): Polish Issue: 3/2017

The Fourth Sibylline Oracle is a part of books collection connected by an ancient prophet Sibyl. We can find there both Jewish and Christian traditions. The author of The Fourth Sibylline Oracleis connected with the Jewish Diaspora.The main theme of the book is a call to convert from paganism to the faith in one God the Creator.Sybil shows the way of knowing God by condemning impiety. In the perspective of the coming endonly turning to God can help and give salvation.

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Navayana – A Reformation of Buddhism

Author(s): Timo Schmitz / Language(s): English Issue: 01/2017

Some people call the Buddhist teaching by Ambedkar and the therein following Dalit movement as Navayana (see Hancock, 2004). However, the Dalit movement is just one part of Navayana and stands in opposition with the modern usage of the term. Thus, while Navayana was a term coined in India in the 1950s, it was recoined in the new millennia, and now the 1950s Navayana is actually just one direction within Navayana. Anyways, the conflict within the terms might be no surprise, since Navayana is still in developing and therefore, we are witnesses of a new reformed way of Buddhism that has many faces (cp. Schmitz, 2015). As such, Navayana is a way to adopt Buddhism to the 21st century and address the needs of global Buddhist adherents, who do not identify themselves within the three traditionally established doctrines. Buddhism is not a static, but fluid, religion. After Vajrayana developed at about 1,000 years ago and split off Mahayana, now we can see a new split in the Buddhist landscape of teachings. The reformation that is fueled by lay Buddhism is very necessary, as it shows the distrust in established bodies (Chung, 2003). Therefore, Navayana goes back to the independence of the Buddhist teaching outside of any strict additions, commentaries or societal backgrounds and leads a new era with many chances.

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Trynitarny wymiar duchowości werbistowskiej na przykładzie modlitwy kwadransowej

Author(s): Marek Adamczyk / Language(s): Polish Issue: 2/2017

The Quarter Hour Prayer, written by a man of extraordinary devotion to the Holy Trinity, Fr Arnold Janssen, the founder of three religious missionary congregations, is one of the most important prayers in the Society of the Divine Word. It is composed of five invocations and supplications to the Trinity, each followed by the believer’s declaration of faith, trust and good intent. It acknowledges God as goodness, truth, salvation and power. The Word of God, the subject of the fourth invocation, is recognised as sent by God to ensure man’s salvation. The Incarnate Word is the fullness and the centre of the whole of history. It cuts across and breaks all human barriers and divisions and unites all people. The final invocation begs the Spirit of the Son – The Holy Spirit – to fill Christ’s disciples with the divine gifts and power. The causative activity of the Paraklet is indispensable factor in spreading the glory of God, revealed in Jesus Christ, the only Redeemer of men, to the furthest ends of the world until the end of times.

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Zasada wolności religijnej w deklaracji Dignitatis humanae. Wybrane zagadnienia prawno-wyznaniowe

Author(s): Jerzy Nikołajew / Language(s): Polish Issue: 2/2017

The author of the article discusses the freedom of religion in the light of the declaration Dignitatis humanae. He outlines the content of the declaration and describes the main terms used in the text. He views human dignity as the basis for human rights and personal freedom. He also discusses freedom to practice one’s religion, religious tolerance, freedom of conscience and religion and the issues relating to the subjects of the freedom of religion. Finally, the author stresses the impact of the declaration on the local and international law.

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Teoria ewolucji a teodycea

Author(s): Tadeusz Pabjan / Language(s): Polish Issue: 2/2017

The character of theological interpretations of the theory of evolution is very important for the main problem of theodicy which looks for some arguments to defend God against accusations of evil present in a world of nature. If one assumes that God directly designs every living organism, one has to admit that all forms of evil which result from evolutionary processes are directly designed by God too. For theodicy much more beneficial is an interpretation in which it is assumed that God does not design organisms, but works through the laws of nature that cause the evolution described and explained by the theory of Darwin. The key mechanism of this theory is a natural selection, which is responsible for many forms of evil present in nature. In the paper some arguments were discussed which claim that the theory of biological evolution based on natural selection throws a new light on the old problem of theodicy.

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The Subtle Body Ecstasy of Daoist Inner Alchemy

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The Subtle Body Ecstasy of Daoist Inner Alchemy

Author(s): Livia Kohn / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2006

In Daoist mysticism, the body plays a much more central role than in comparative Western models. This is especially clear in the tradition of Daoism called inner alchemy, which arose in the Song dynasty and has remained dominant both among monastic and lay practitioners to the present day. In this model, the internal energies of the person are gradually and systematically refined from grosser, easily felt vibrations and secretions to pure qi, the original cosmic energy as present in the individual, and from there to spirit, the divine power that pervades the universe. Adepts transform who they are as persons to become one with the Dao, but they do not do it merely through mental reorientation. Their entire physical structure changes as the powers of the cosmos manifest in them and the Dao takes over their being. Mystical experience in this context is thus very much an embodied event.

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PERCEPCIJA EHLI-KITABIJA U TEFSIRU IBNI-AŠURA

Author(s): Izet Terzić / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 5/2012

In this interesting study, I will try to point out the Qur'anic principles regarding the People of the Book. Muslims live in communities with people who have different worldviews; somewhere as a majority, and in some places as a minority. The Qur'an tells us how the life and mutual communication between the various religious communities started and how it unfolded during the Revelation of the final Book of Allah. As an additional element for the better understanding of the Qur'anic expression on the mentioned topic, we used statements and opinions of one contemporary Qur'anic scholar. Ibn Ashur has helped us to present People of the Book in a lot clearer manner. The readers of this study will certainly reflect or check their previous knowledge of the addressed topics. This article describes the role of the People of the Book in the life of the last Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and their relationship to Islam at that time. This may help us to build the correct position in relation to the Jews and Christians by using the methods of the Qur'an and Sunnah.

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A TŰZKÚT HERMETIKUS VERSBESZÉDÉNEK WEöRESI SAJÁTOSSÁGA

Author(s): Emese Mate Petrik / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 1/2017

The particular features of synthesis in the book „Tűzkút” outlines the synthetic nature of the poet’s subjective aspect. The interwoven structure between the songs, recursive reading motives, lyrical interpretive expressivenes supplies traditionally perceived sphere of poetic self. With all the intertextuality and the features of augmented textual universe classicists take the lyrical „ego” as they unravel the metaphysical level, creating mobility of rhetorical figurative meta-speech. Recipients of subjects graduate together with the subject read poems, enriching Orphic coloring: the humaness, ancient basic forms of the world, awareness of divine origin, permeability between the earthly and the heavenly world, the essence and cyclicality.

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