Theology in the socio-cultural space
Czesław Rychlicki
Abstract
Theology practiced in and under the guidance of the Church must always be aware of the responsibility towards the faith of the whole People of God and must therefore accept a teaching that does not exceed the doctrine of faith. This does not in any way affect the freedom of theological research. However, the freedom of research must be exercised within the scope and in the faith of the Church. The integrity of theology understood in this way can contribute to the Christian formation of students. Although theology occupies a privileged and responsible place in the formation of candidates for the priesthood, it cannot be considered today as a privilege reserved exclusively for them, for nuns or for some lay people who are preparing to teach religion in public schools. Academic, parish, diocesan, national and international pastoral care in an increasingly unified Europe and cooperation in research in our university departments should be the basis for our common reflection. The proposal of open lectures and conferences for theological faculties, also for students of other university departments, could be useful to unite the different social classes, which have often remained closed in their own circles. It must not be forgotten that today's recipients of Christian messages have their cultural understanding and their way of thinking shaped by a scientific and technical mentality that tends to deepen the pluralism of cultures that claim to satisfy human needs. In this context, theology feels particularly called upon to engage in a critical-scientific dialogue with culture and science, in the conviction that a message that is not embodied in historical culture will not be taken seriously. In recent years in Poland, where the openness of state universities to theology has been noticed, a climate of academic respect has been created and many concrete cooperation projects have been implemented. All this is possible because at the basis of both institutions there is a deep conviction that theology, with its particular subject matter, in a way crowns the human, intellectual and Christian formation of man.
Keywords:
theology, freedom of research, culture, pluralismReferences
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