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Studia Nauk Teologicznych PAN | 2022 | Tom 17

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This paper is an attempt to present the context and the essence of the dispute surrounding the understanding of theology as a science ( scientia) in the Aristotelian sense which took place at European universities in the13th-century. The aim of the text is also to indicate selected threads of the dispute, which also seem to be present in today’s metatheological and cultural discussions. Finally, the paper presents a brief presentation of the main strands of the solution to the dispute about the scientific character of theology as proposed by St. Thomas Aquinas. Aquinas’s metatheological proposal is presented owing to its completeness and coherence in addition to its inspiring and enduring character which perdures to the present day.
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Janusz Pyda
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  1. Instytut Tomistyczny w Warszawie
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The aim of this article is to demonstrate the contribution of fundamental theology to meta- theological research. The main considerations are introduced by a brief presentation of the main stages of development of the theory of theology. This renders it possible to indicate at which moment fundamental theology enters the meta-theological research and to present the research in this area. The participation of fundamental theology in these investigations is presented in two parts: (1) fundamental theological research in the area of the general theory of theology and (2) in the area of the theory of fundamental theology. In both areas, fundamental theology has a good number of publications and significant substantive achievements. This is undoubtedly due to the inclusion of meta-theology by many fundamental theologians as being important subjects of their research. Important, too, is the acknowledgement that fundamental theology, more than other theological disciplines, is predestined to carry out this type of investigation.
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Tadeusz Dola
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  1. Uniwersytet Opolski
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After the establishment of the first University Faculties of Missiology (Protestant and Catholic) in Germany, there was a dynamic development of missiology in Europe. In the second half of the twentieth century several academic missiological centers were established in America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The missiologists of the first half of the twentieth century through their scientific work have proved that missiology is a theological and interdisciplinary science. This was achieved by emphasizing in their publications that the essence of missiology finds its foundations not in references to history and direct missionary practice, but the theology of mission, i.e., the theological justification of the Church’s missionary activity. This trend of missiological reflection was highlighted in the teaching of the Second Vatican Council and in numerous papal documents of the post-conciliar period. Teaching on the missionary nature of the Church has become the subject of scientific and interdisciplinary missiological reflection. Unfortunately, up to these days the acceptance of missiology as a theological science, is not yet fully understood and not always accepted.
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O. Tomasz Szyszka SVD
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  1. Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
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This paper discusses the contribution of linguistics to theology, taking the specific example of L.-M. Chauvet’s thought. First, the critique of language as a tool is analyzed. According to Chauvet, language can no longer be considered as a tool, but as a mediation, understood as a “matrix” or environment ( milieu). Linguistic mediation is thus explained from the conceptual perspective of symbol and symbolic order: human subjectivity is inseparable from language, and language has a symbolic structure. Theological reflection follows the concept of mediation and symbol as an important anthropological fact. Faith, then, involves rejecting the illusion of direct contact with God and accepting the mediation of the Church and the sacraments as a process of “accepting ourselves” as children of God and accepting one another in Christ as brothers.
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Paweł OFM Sambor
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  1. Pontificia Università Antonianum, Roma
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The notion of free will, which supports moral responsibility in various accounts of Catholic moral theology, is in a particular way situated at the intersection of theological and non-theological disciplines. Early studies on volition in cognitive neuroscience, inspired by Libet’s experiment (1983), suggested that free will is an illusion because our conscious intentions do not cause corresponding actions: these are initiated beforehand by unconscious brain processes. Although this seems to contradict basic anthropological and ethical assumptions, a closer look at this thesis renders it immature. At the same time, new developments in the multidisciplinary science of human volition draw attention to several aspects of freedom and agency that may be central to the way people take action and control their lives. The implications of this research may provoke some reformulations on the side of theological ethics. They may also point to certain schools and traditions, such as Christian virtue ethics, as theologically preferable.
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Mateusz Jarmużewski
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  1. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle (The Netherlands)
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This paper takes into account questions formulated by the Holy Mother. Her thought and consideration on the revealed word serves as pattern of theological thinking and key to understanding of the relationship between theology and other sciences. This study is based on the Church’s magisterial documents, papal teaching, as well as theological and philosophical statements. The matter of theology determines its principles, start point and methods. Its criteria consider the universal requirements of reason but, unlike in other sciences, are deeply and indispensably enrooted in ecclesial community. The purpose also distinguishes theology in the scientific world and confers particular meaning concerning its pragmatism, benefits and importance.
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Izabella Smentek
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  1. Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
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In the third decade of the twenty-first century, the “cathedral” of Catholic theology has suffered some structural assaults and the way forward is a contemporary “hot topic”. This paper argues against the idea, common among Catholics of the millennial generation, that we simply need to “reboot” the system to 1959 and restore the framework of “Strict Observance Neo-Scholasticism”. Instead, it suggests that attention needs to be given to the structure itself, to issues in fundamental theology, and the relationships or “joints” in the framework of Catholic theology, along the lines recommended by Joseph Ratzinger and others in his theological circle.
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Tracey Rowland
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  1. University of Notre Dame, Australia
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This paper has an ambitious aim: to predict the future of the Church. How can anyone undertake such an enterprise since the one thing we know for certain about history is omnia aliter, that is, everything will be different than we once imagined. However, such a project is not as unfeasible as it seems. In the footsteps of literary critics, economists, historians, political scientists, philosophers, and theologians, we sketch some of the most likely shifts in the light of already-observable trends using the finest hermeneutics available. First, we interpret the most significant global trend today: secularization (sections 1). Second, we present and evaluate current models for the future of the Church, paying particular attention to the Magisterium of Pope Francis (sections 2). Finally, we predict likely developments in the area of spirituality (sections 3). In setting out to write academically about futuristic topics, we are aware that one looks to the future not so much to predict it accurately, as to shape it.
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Ferenc Patsch SJ
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  1. Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome
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This paper presents the image of St. Joseph in one of the sermons preached by Joseph Ratzinger on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of religious vows by two sisters from the Congregation of Our Lady of Sorrows. The special character of this approach lies in the fact that the main source of inspiration for the Bavarian Theologian is a relief from the Baroque altar located in a specific and largely unknown church in Portugal. The preacher – thanks to the reading of certain elements contained in the sculpture of St. Joseph – was able to emphasize aspects that had so far remained invisible: a readiness to do God’s will, going on a pilgrimage in faith or resignation from one’s own plans made to the point of heroism. Ratzinger’s interpretation, reinforced with references to Sacred Scripture, confirms the value of the presence of a work of art among theological topics.
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Bogusław Kochaniewicz OP
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  1. Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
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The idea of revelation is closely related in theology to the concept of mediation. This article analyzes the meaning of the concept of revelation and its relation to the category of mediation in the theological thought of Paul Tillich, one of the great Protestant theologians and philosophers of the twentieth century. Tillich’s doctrine of God assumes inconceivable closeness and, at the same time, transcendence of the Ultimate Reality. However, it also assumes that God reveals Himself to man through the elements of temporal reality. The first part of the article therefore deals with Tillich’s understanding of revelation. In the next part, the question of the final form of God’s revelation, which, according to Tillich, is Jesus Christ is analyzed. Finally, in the concluding third part, the concept of revelation will be presented in the key of mediation. Through revelation, the incomprehensible God mediates in the world so that man can recognize His [God’s] closeness and presence. The revelatory mediation in this optics does not mean that the immediate closeness of God is denied but both leads to, and discloses, it.
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Marcin Walczak
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  1. Lublin
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This article examines the anthropological cognitive aspects of the contemporary theological thought of Hans Urs von Balthasar, with particular emphasis on the analysis of the relationship between agathology and theodrama. Starting from the Swiss theologian’s theatrical and literary inspirations, the key link between agathology and agogics is established which, in turn, explains why the Basel theologian chose the good as the starting point for his theodramatic reflections. Conversely, it is shown that theodrama cannot be exhausted in theoagatology. In order to understand the depth of theodrama, an extended analysis of the dialogical aspect and the issue of the drama of choice is necessary. However, the essence of theodrama is discovered only when the central role of the paradox related to the problem of mysterium iniquitatis is considered. The theodramatic approach to this mystery and the proposal of the Swiss theologian regarding the positive view of this problem in the light of the indefinite finality paradox immersed in the mystery of the cross are subjected to thorough analysis here.
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ks. Lech Wołowski
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  1. Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
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Prophetic vocation belongs to the essence of the bond between man and God. In the creation story, God speaks words and everything comes into being, He inscribes his law into the world, and tells the first people how they should behave. That act of speaking to man is continued first by prophets in the Old Testament and then by Jesus Christ who commissions his disciples to go and proclaim the Gospel (cf. Matt 28:19-20). The Church has been fulfilling this commission to the present day to the present day The aim of this article is to indicate that it is the constitutive element of her nature to preach in the name of God. Evangelization, as John Paul II expressed it in the encyclical Sollicitudo rei socialis (No. 41), is the nature of the prophetic mission of the social teaching of the Church. She cannot stop preaching the Gospel, since this would constitute a deprivation of a part of her nature. Thus, it is important to properly understand the place of the Church in society and among its structures and institutions. False concepts of the presence of the Church in public space result in the criticism of both the positions taken by her [the Church] and her assessment of social phenomena. This, therefore, requires taking up discussion and explanation of the issues of her prophetic mission, most especially her social teaching.
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ks. Andrzej Ochman
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  1. Uniwersytet Opolski w Opolu
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This paper presents a detailed analysis of the work of Theodoret of Cyrus, the theologian and representative of the fifth-century Antiochian exegetical school, entitled Cure of the Greek Maladies, with reference to the passages presenting the question of pagan worship and, more specifically, his [Theodoret’s] position towards it. The Antiochenian understands perfectly well that literature, culture and philosophy are the meeting point between Christianity and Hellenism. He does not explicitly reject the entire output of Greek culture, because he believes that an attempt to reconcile Christianity with Hellenism is possible, but without the participation of pagan worship. Christianity’s superiority to Hellenism must undoubtedly be granted. The author of the apologia offers the pagans a remedy to cure themselves of the disease of conceit. Theodoret of Cyrus condemned, among other things, secret practices and bowing to statues (III, 84; III 85), rejected bloody and impious sacrifices (VII, 3; VII, 10; VII 22; VII, 24), warned not to confuse the cult of martyrs with supplication offerings to the dead for the well-being of the living (VIII, 33; VIII 34), and was critical of the Greek oracles (X, 2-3; X, 9). In order to show more fully the issue referred to in the theme, the historical and social context of the apologia are analysed and the circumstances of the formation of the author’s own reason and spirituality are also discussed.
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Maria Piechocka-Kłos
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  1. Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie

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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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