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Studia Nauk Teologicznych PAN | 2014 | Tom 9

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This paper not only clarifies the concepts of secularism and secularization, but also analyzes them, and in its final part it evaluates them. The phenomenon of secu-larism is defined as an ideological and active attitude of hostility toward everything that is Christian. In turn, secularism, quite strongly associated with the current form of culture of societies and their development, is seeking autonomy and freedom. Rad-ical (sometimes irresponsible) secularization thesis of the Protestant (R. Bultmann, K. Barth, D. Bonhoeffer, E. Fuchs, F. Gogarten, G. Vahanian, P. van Buren, W. Ham-ilton, Th . J. Alitzer, J.A.T. Robinson, D. Sölle, W. Pannenberg) mind has been adopted by most Catholic theologians with a reasonable reserve. Catholic doctrine accepts the autonomy of temporal realities and a specifically understood process of profanation of the world (constructio mundi and consecratio mundi). However, the fact that different sectors of earthly life are governed by their own relevant laws, does not mean that the created things are totally independent of God, or that man can dispose of them freely and without any relation to the Creator (K. Rahner, J. B. Metz, P. Teilhard de Chardin, M. D. Chenu, J. Danielou, G. Thils, Ch. Duquoc, J. Maritain, H. de Lubac, Y. Congar, Cz. Bartnik, A. Skowronek, A. Nossol, J. Mariański). The position of the Catholic Church on this matter is contained in the conciliar Constitution Gaudium et Spes.

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O. Andrzej Napiórkowski OSPPE
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Secularity is a historical product of modern ages that signaled a diminishing role of transcendence in public as well as individual life, changing effectively the common understanding of key social institutions: economy, state, knowledge, the family, religion. It may take on the form of a neutral lack of transcendence in public life and personal orientation (secularization); it can also appear as an active ideological presence – an ambitious project to remove any reference to transcendence from public life in view of creating “a religion free zone” (secularism). In the first case secularity comes about as a result of a civilization process of subtraction, in which religion melts under the pressure of modern technology, science, economy, a new philosophical orientation, and political frameworks. In the second one, it assumes the form of a bellicose ideology which implies a specific agenda of actions against religion. Secularity came into being as an outcome of philosophical, cultural and political shifts that strived to free individuals from being subjects of the old moral order, and make them inde-pendent autonomous agents that live in the unprecedented conditions of novus ordo seculorum and secular, ordinary time.

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Ks. Marek Hułas
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The presented paper describes the phenomenon of secularisation and secularism in the culture of Western Europe, and attempts to identify its sources. The first point of the paper, The meaning of secularization and secularism, explains secularisation as a social process in which religion or, more strictly, religious institutes, religious behaviour, and religiously inspired conscience, are gradually losing their control over many fields of social activity such like education, arts or politics. Secularisation can be labelled as a philosophy of life “as if there were no God”, or a kind of ideology that tries to justify not only the very fact of secularisation but declares it a source and norm for human progress and demands the proclamation of man’s absolute autonomy in shaping his own destination. Among many philosophers who have influenced development of secularisation and secularism two stand out: R. Descartes (second point) and F. Nietzsche (third point). In the philosophy of Descartes one can identify at least four sources of modern secularism. These are: his concept of philosophy, theory of cognition with the resulting departure from classical concepts of truth and rationality and development of alternative ones, Cartesian metaphysics and the arguments for the existence of God and his concept of the nature of God evolving from those arguments. The last part of the article presents Nietzsche’s move away from the faith in Christian God and his turn to atheism. At least three fundamental causes for Nietzsche’s radical autosecularisation can be discerned: the emotional religion of his home, his disbelief in the authenticity of the Bible and his growing familiarity with the philosophy of Schopenhauer.

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Ks. Paweł Mazanka
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After having clarified the concept of secularization and outlined its problems, the author gives an overview of the different causes of secularization and points out that the forces driving the process of secularization have Christian origins. On this basis, in the third part of the article, the author describes and lays the foundation for a new attitude for the Church towards secularization, necessary both for being able to convert herself to the gospel and to evangelize people in the world today. One of the most important parts of this attitude is respect for the autonomy of every human person, intrinsically related to respect for the dignity of every person. The end of the article, looking to the future, points out the consequences of such an attitude towards the discussion of some burning questions in the Church.

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Gerhard Kruip
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For at least two centuries Europeans, in particular the political elites of Europe, have assumed that modernity and the rational character of the civilization require a marginalization of religion. A separation and juxtaposition of reason and faith, sci-ence and religion or the state and the church are regarded as almost obvious. Gradual-ly the legitimate principle of religious freedom has started to be understood as a pos-tulate of “purification” of public life from any references to sacrum and religion itself as an area of irrational and random opinions has been located in the private sphere. This has led to the conviction that religion (Christianity) does not have or should not have any significance in social life, the public order, the legal system or the widely understood political sphere . The central issue of the paper, which is the possibility of reversing the direction taken by European civilization, is conditioned not only by making the secularist policy of the West more friendly towards Christian tradition (for instance by grounding it on natural law) but still more by the revitalization of religious life of the Churches and Christian communities.

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Ks. Jan Perszon
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Pluralism and multiculturalism are new terms in biblical studies . Pluralism used in social sciences means a conditio of society in which members of diverse ethnic, racial, religious or social groups maintain their unique cultural identities. Multicultu-ralism focuses on interactions between different groups and communities within the confines of a common society. This paper aims at analysing the practice and models of pluralism in the Bible and the evaluation of pluralism in the biblical context (from separatism in the Abraham days until the multicultural Christian community in the first century). Christianity existed as a pluralistic community from the beginning. Paul the Apostle presents the Church as the body of Christ and interactions within the Chri-stian community consisting of Jews and Gentiles are illustrated by relations between members of the body. The mission of the Church is based on various models of incul-turation (contextualisation). All of these models intersect with one another in different ways. Pluralism in the biblical studies manifests itself also in the use of different Bible translation strategies and various methods of biblical exegesis and interpretation.

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Kalina Wojciechowska
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In many countries, rapid secularisation exerts an ever growing control over nearly every aspect of social life, driving Christianity away from public life and substitu-ting it with an increasingly militant ideology. Christianity today faces many questions and challenges, from profound shifts in traditional values and new anthropologies to questions on the meaning of life and the place of the Church in pluralistic society. Do the Christians of today have anything to offer in the modern Areopagus of thought? Though in minority during the first few centuries of their history, Christians not only were able to claim their due place in society, but point to their contribution to its well-being and functioning. After the so-called Edict of Milan they tried to influence legislation and imbue it with the values and spirit of the Gospel. Not always was it possible, though. At times the border between the state and the Church were crossed either way. Nevertheless, in order to safeguard the autonomy of the Church in her re-lationship with the state, the former tried to adhere to the wise principle she received from her Founder to give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.

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Ks. Marek Raczkiewicz
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Interpreting the Gospel parable of the Prodigal Son and the Loving Father (Luke 15:11–32), J. Ratzinger/Benedict XVI shows the essence of the biggest problems of modern (particularly Western) society. The younger son’s journey to remote places, far from his father, symbolizes the fundamental gap between the present and God, which - although promising a happy and independent life – turns out to debase him. Blind questioning of the existing order (including the order of Creation!), an apotheosis of variability and a priori assumption of the new-over-the-old superiority, inevitably lead to confusion, with relativism becoming a “moral” reference and criterion for every action. Finally: bitterness and a protest generating violence, emptiness looking for satisfaction in drug-induced ecstasy, men seen as destroyers and enemies of nature. The only solution is a spiritual battle and metanoia – a return to the Father.

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Ks. Jerzy Szymik
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This is an argument with an idea that faith and religious practices are fading away, the influence of the Church on the life of society is coming to an end, and that it is a process that is inevitable and irreversible. The author shares Jose Casanova’s pro-position that the ever increasing dechristianization of the hitherto Christian societies seems to be more of a hypothesis than an empirical fact. Moreover, on the one hand, he puts forward questions about the positive sense of the process of secularization that has been wearing down European Christianity for three centuries now, and on the other, he recalls cases, described in the Bible and known in the history of the Church, of a dramatic depopulation of God’s people. And the question, whether we are to expect an increase of the secularization process, rather than its reversal, he answers with the following, specifically Polish, 17th century, formula: Fortuna variabilis, Deus mirabilis (the world goes round at random, and God is admirable!).

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Jacek O. Salij OP
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Secular processes are one of the reasons of the contemporary cultural crisis. They influence many aspects of individual and social life which is reflected in the sphere of art. Artistic activity is not only a picture of human existence, but also an expression of longing and desire for what exceeds wordliness. Great masterpieces, in spite of being created many centuries ago, confirm this, as they do not stop to delight us because their creators were inspired by the beauty of Christian faith. The contemporary depar-ture from God takes different forms – from securalizatiom which radically denies the supernatural reality to desecularization with its “new spirituality”, being quite often an indefinite spiritualism in the New Age style. In this perspective, sacred art, instead of surrendering to the secularization pressure, should find its new identity as an im-portant element of the new evangelization. Art as via pulchritudinis is to continue to fulfill its evangelizing mission for modern man who so often loses his way to God. It will then become for us a meaning full of hope which human life receives from the mystery of Christ’s redeeming love.

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Ks. Jacek Bramorski
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One of the consequences of the incorporation of Warmia into the Kingdom of Prussia was the growing secularisation of the entire region. The lands belonging to the bishop of Warmia and his canons became the property of the state. The Prussian Partition enabled Protestants to settle in the areas which had previously been domi-nated almost entirely by Catholics. State authorities tried to meet the expectations of Protestants already in the 18th century by employing school headmasters and religion teachers in the towns of Warmia. Frederick the Great issued a decree that allowed holding religious services in local town halls. Some rooms in the castles were also adapted for the purpose. However, along with the increase in population, there was a growing demand for new church buildings, parish houses and schools. Necessar financial support came from the Prussian king Frederick William III, who suggested that the so-called secularisation fund, available after the dissolution of the Neuzelle monastery in Brandenburg, be assigned to this end. Building of new churches was entrusted to the State Construction Commission, led by a distinguished architect, Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

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Ks. Marek Jodkowski
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This paper invites not to reflect on festivals as a celebration or a transgression but to observe them as «a play with» meaning and communication. The author considers the folklore as a genuine laboratory of observation of everyday life. He illustrates his analysis with the examples of the Binche Carnival (Belgium) and of Labour Day (1st of May) and gives an interpretation with G. Bateson’s concept of «play», as the English anthropologist had used to describe the play of animals at fighting. This leads the author to strongly insist on the small details of behaviours always imprinted with a “not” characteristic of ritual contexts.

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Albert Piette
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The new challenges for Polish theology in the beginning of the 21st c. in the context of possession and exorcism include a theological reflection on possession and exorcism in the Bible, in patristic texts as well as in medieval and modern theological literature. Another issue is an elaboration of a new theological anthropology, which should acknowledge the achievements of human sciences like psychology and psychiatry. The existence of the psychic sphere in the human being is to be distinguished while the human spiritual sphere is to be convincingly justified. More precise criteria will be needed in order to distinguish psychic problems from those of a spiritual nature, including possession.

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Ks. Leszek Misiarczyk

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18 (2023)
Prof. Przemysław Artemiuk, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Grzegorz Barth, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Antoni Bartoszek, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Janusz Bujak, University of Szczecin, Poland
Prof. Grzegorz Chojnacki, University of Szczecin, Poland
Prof. Ján Ďačok, Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy
Prof. Tadeusz Dola, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. John Grabowski, The Catholic University of America in Washington, USA
Prof. Maurizio Faggioni, Accademia Alfonsiana in Rome, Italy
Prof. Piotr Jaskóła, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Radoslav Lojan, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia
Prof. Marek Kluz, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Jarosław Merecki SDS, The Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II for Marriage and the Family Sciences in Rome, Italy
Prof. Piotr Morciniec, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Jan Perszon, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Adrian J. Reimers, Holy Cross College, South Bend, USA
Prof. Stanisław Jan Rabiej, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Marek Rembierz, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Stanisław Skobel, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Robert Skrzypczak, Catholic Academy in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Krzysztof Stachewicz, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Jan Szpet, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
PhD Tadeusz Zadorożny, Holy Apostles College & Seminary, Cromwell, USA
Prof. Stefano Zamboni, Accademia Alfonsiana in Rome, Italy
Prof. Wojciech Zawadzki, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Sławomir Zieliński, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland

17 (2022)

Prof. Przemysław Artemiuk, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Paweł Borto, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Janusz Bujak, University of Szczecin, Poland Prof. Martin Carbajo-Núñez, Pontifical University of St. Anthony (Antonianum), Rome, Italy
Prof. David Fagerberg, University of Notre Dame, USA
Prof. Bogdan Ferdek, Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław, Poland
Prof. Cristiana Freni, Salesian Pontifical University, Rome, Italy
Prof. Zygfryd Paweł Glaeser, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Józef Grzywaczewski, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Krzysztof Guzowski, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Jacek Kempa, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Marek Kluz, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Vlaho Kovačević, University of Split, Croatia
Prof. Jacenty Mastej, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Miotk SVD, Rome, Italy
Prof. Andrzej Adam Napiórkowski, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Jan Orzeszyna, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Jan Perszon, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Piotr Piasecki, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
PhD Jan Polak, Palacký, University Olomouc, Czech Republic
Prof. Adrian J. Reimers, University of Saint Thomas, USA
Prof. Roman Słupek SDS, Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław, Poland
Prof. Adam Józef Sobczyk, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Wojciech Szukalski, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Andrea Vicini SJ, Boston College, USA
Prof. Norbert Widok, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Ray Zammit, L-Università ta' Malta, Malta

16 (2021)

Prof. Andrzej Anderwald, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Piotr Aszyk, Catholic Academy in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Bohdanowicz, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Janusz Bujak, University of Szczecin, Poland
Prof. Piotr Duchliński, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Ivo Džinić, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Prof. Zygfryd Glaeser, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Piotr Jaskóła, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Daniel Justel, Universidad Eclesiástica San Dámaso: Madrid, Spain
Prof. Stephan Kampowski, Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences in Rome, Italy
Prof. Maksym Adam Kopiec, Pontifical University of. St. Anthony (Antonianum) in Rome, Italy
Prof. Ryszard Kozłowski, Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Poland
PhD Roman Mazur, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Napiórkowski, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Paweł Podeszwa, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Proniewski, University of Bialystok, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Pryba, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland Prof. Stanisław Rabiej, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Thomas Rego, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
Prof. Adrian Reimers, University of St. Thomas, USA
Prof. Czesław Rychlicki, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Tomasz Siemieniec, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Wojciech Szukalski, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. med. Władysław Sinkiewicz, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Prof. Damian Wąsek, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Krzysztof Wieczorek, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. João J. Vila-Chã, Pontifical Gregorian University (Gregoriana) in Rome, Italy
PhD Tadeusz Zadorożny, Holy Apostles College and Seminary, USA

15 (2020)

Prof. Andrzej Anderwald, University of Opole, Poland PhD René Balák, Slovakia
Prof. Antoni Bartoszek, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Paweł Bortkiewicz, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Ladislav Csontos, Trnava University, Slovakia
Prof. Grzegorz Chojnacki, University of Szczecin, Poland
Prof. Ján Ďačok, Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy
Prof. John Grabowski, Catholic University of America in Washington, USA
Prof. Piotr Jaskóła, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Stanisław Kozakiewicz, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Ryszard Kozłowski, Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Poland
Prof. Zbigniew Kubacki, Collegium Bobolanum in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Zdzisław Kupisiński, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. René Micallef, Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy
Prof. Ireneusz Mroczkowski, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Maciej Olczyk, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Kazimierz Papciak, Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław, Poland
Prof. Ian Randall, Cambridge, UK
Prof. Jarosław Różański, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Pryba, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Tomasz Szyszka, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Inocent-Mária Szaniszló, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, Italy
Prof. Wojciech Szukalski, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
PhD Dominic White, Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology in Cambridge, UK
PhD Agnes Wilkins, Worcester, UK
Prof. Tadeusz Dzidek, The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow, Poland

14 (2019)

Prof. Grzegorz Bachanek, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
PhD José María Berlanga, Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid, Spain
Prof. Jacek Bramorski, Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk, Poland
Prof. James Corkery, Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy
Prof. Tomasz Dutkiewicz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Zygfryd Gläser, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Jerzy Gocko, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. John Grabowski, The Catholic University of America in Washington, USA
Prof. Adam Kalbarczyk, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Dariusz Kotecki, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Ewelina Konieczna, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Ryszard Kozłowski, Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Poland
Prof. Krzysztof Leśniewski, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Jacenty Mastej, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
PhD Jarosław Merecki, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Napiórkowski, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Józef Naumowicz, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Jan Orzeszyna, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Pryba, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Roman Słupek, Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław, Poland
Prof. Krzysztof Stachewicz, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Inocent-Mária V. Szaniszló, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Italy
Prof. Stefan Szymik, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Norbert Widok, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Wodka, Accademia Alfonsiana, Rome, Italy

13 (2018)

PhD José María Berlanga, Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid, Spain
Prof. Roman Buchta, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
PhD Joseph Carola, Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy
Prof. Radosław Chałupniak, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Wiesław Dąbrowski, Istituto Superiore di Scienze Religiose „Fides et Ratio”, L`Aquila, Italy
Prof. Tadeusz Dzidek, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Cyril Hišem, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia
Prof. Cayetana Heidi Johnson - Universidad en Internet de México, Mexico
Prof. Przemysław Kantyka, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Tadeusz Kałużny, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
PhD Maksym Adam Kopiec, Pontificia Universita Antonianum, Rome, Italy
Prof. Dariusz Kotecki, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Janusz Kręcidło, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Krzysztof Krzemiński, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Zdzisław Kupisiński, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
PhD Rudolf Kutschera, John Felice Rome Center/Loyola University Chicago, Rome, Italy
Prof. Krzysztof Leśniewski, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Waldemar Linke, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Jacenty Mastej, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Jarosław Moskałyk, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Sławomir Pawłowski, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Romuald Piekarski, University of Gdańsk, Poland
Prof. Aleksander Prokopski, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland
PhD Paweł Sambor, l'Institut Catholique de Paris, France
Prof. Roman Słupek, Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław, Poland
Prof. Jan Szpet, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Manfred Uglorz, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Norbert Widok, University of Opole, Poland

12 (2017)

PhD Mojżesz Asaah Awinongya SVD, Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule in Sankt Augustin, Germany
Prof. Antoni Bartoszek, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Achim Buckenmaier, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, Italy
PhD Andrzej Dobrzyński, Center for Documentation and Research of the Pontificate of John Paul II in Rome, Italy
Prof. Tadeusz Dzidek, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Jan Górski, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Józef Grzywaczewski, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Wojciech Szukalski, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Paweł Kiejkowski, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Krzysztof Krzemiński, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Bogusław Kochaniewicz OP, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Ireneusz Ledwoń, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Francisco José López Sáez, Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid, Spain.
Prof. Michael J. Mikoś, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, USA
Prof. Leszek Misiarczyk, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Mariusz Olczyk, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Mieczysław Ozorowski, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Marek Pyc, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Jan Słomka, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Ignacio Serrada Sotil, Instituto Superior de Ciencias Religiosas, Spain
Prof. Krzysztof Stachewicz, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Wojciech Szukalski, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Zbigniew Wanat, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Ralph Weimann, Domuni Universitas, Bruksela, Belgium
Prof. Krzysztof Wieczorek, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Wierciński, University of Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Włodzimierz Wołyniec, Ateneo Romano della Santa Croce, Italy
Prof. Tadeusz Zadykowicz, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Sławomir Zieliński, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland

11 (2016)

PhD Anna Abram, Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology in Cambridge, UK
Prof. Stanisław Achremczyk, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Anderwald, University of Opole, Poland
PhD Stanisław Bazyliński, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Jacek Bramorski, Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk, Poland
Prof. Radosław Chałupniak, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Konrad Glombik, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Massimo Grilli, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Prof. Ryszard Hajduk, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Prof. Marek Karczewski, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Prof. Witold Kawecki, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Wolfgang Klausnitzer, Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg, Germany
Prof. Dariusz Kotecki, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
PhD Edmund Kowalski, Accademia Alfonsiana, Rome, Italy
Prof. Zbigniew Kubacki, Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Bernard Kołodziej, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Jerzy Myszor, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Janusz Kręcidło, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Stanisław Obirek PhD Sean Ryan, University of London, UK
Prof. Jan Słomka, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
PhD Wojciech M. Stabryła, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Jan Szpet, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Mariusz Szram, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Stefan Szymik, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Uciecha, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Ireneusz Werbiński, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Norbert Widok, University of Opole, Poland

10 (2015)

Prof. Tadeusz Dzidek, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Sławomir Zieliński, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Ryszard Hajduk, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Prof. Edward Wiszowaty, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Prof. Stefan Iloaie, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Prof. Cristian Sonea, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Prof. Wojciech Szukalski, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Jürgen Werbick, Universität Münster, Germany
Prof. Jacek Kempa, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Michael Gabel, Universität Erfurt, Germany
Prof. Wojciech Gajewski, University of Gdańsk, Poland
Prof. Ryszard Sikora, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Dariusz Kotecki, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Roman Siebenrock, Universität Innsbruck, Austria Prof. Stefan Szymik, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Michał Wojciechowski, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland Prof. Stanisław Rabiej, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Prof. Paweł Kiejkowski, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Anderwald, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Jan Perszon, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Józef Urban, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Pietrzak, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Jan Górski, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Prof. Bogusław Kochaniewicz OP, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Jacenty Mastej, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland Prof. Artur Malina, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Piotr Perzyński, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland

9 (2014)

Prof. Stanisław Achremczyk, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Prof. Józef Bunar, Facultad de Teología “San Pablo”, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Prof. Stefan Iloaie, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Prof. Jerzy Gocko, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Marcin Hintz , Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Alberto Mingo Kaminouchi, Institute Superior de Ciencias Morales, Madrid, Spain
Prof. Krystian Kałuża, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Krzysztof Kaucha, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Jacek Kiciński, Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław, Poland
Prof. Marek Kita, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Stanisław Kozakiewicz, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Prof. Zdzisław Kupisiński, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Marek Lis, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Jacenty Mastej, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
PhD Gerhard Marschütz, Universität Wien, Austria Prof. Erwin Mateja, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Piotr Morciniec, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Katarzyna Parzych-Blakiewicz , University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Prof. Joachim Piepke, Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule SVD St. Augustin, Germany
Prof. Dariusz Piwowarczyk, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland Prof. Roland Preis
Prof. Marek Pyc, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Marek Skierkowski, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Stefan Szymik, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Zbigniew Wanat, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Waldemar Wesoły, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Prof. Jan Wiśniewski, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Prof. Włodzimierz Wołyniec - Ateneo Romano della Santa Croce, Italy

8 (2013)

Prof. Roman Bogacz, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Clemens Breuer, Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule St. Pölten, Austria
Prof. Jacek Bramorski, Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk, Poland
Prof. Dariusz Dziadosz, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Jerzy Gocko, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Wacław Gubała, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Jan Kochel, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Piotr Łabuda, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Zdzisław Janiec, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Grzegorz Jaśkiewicz
Prof. Bernard Kołodziej, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Krzysztof Konecki, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Prof. Antoni Misiaszek, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Prof. Jerzy Misiurek, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Maciej Olczyk, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Jan Orzeszyna, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Joachim Piegsa, Universität Augsburg, Germany
Prof. Marek Raczkiewicz, Accademia Pontificio, Madrid, Spain
Prof. Ireneusz Werbiński, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Prof. Waldemar Wesoły, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Prof. Norbert Widok, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Tadeusz Zadykowicz, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland

6-7 (2011-2012)

Prof. Piotr Morciniec, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Krystian Wojaczek, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Piotr Jaskóła, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Anderwald, University of Opole, Poland
Prof. Katarzyna Parzych-Blakiewicz, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Prof. Jan Orzeszyna, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
Prof. Jerzy Gocko, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Prof. Zdzisław Kupisiński, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland

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