Podmiot aktywny katechezy dorosłych w ujęciu Kościołów protestanckich w Polsce

Abstract

This paper constitutes the continuation of the considerations on the subject of Protestant catechesis in Poland published by the author earlier. (Catechesis in the present practice of Protestant Churches and Communities in Poland. Roczniki Teologiczno- Kanoniczne [Theological and Cannonical Yearlies] vol. XXI, fas. 6, pp. 99-111). The subject of the paper is the actual problem of the active subject of the catechesis of adults. The author comments upon the following problems: 1.) Different sorts of people, who, in Protestant churches, are charged with the duties of a teacher. 3.) The role of women in teaching. 3.) The position of dergymen in Protestant churches. 4.) The methods of education of teachers. 5.) The method of authorizino the teachers to perform their duties. 6.) Attributes of a good teacher. 7.) Community as the active subject of teaching. 8.) Jesus Christ as the real teacher of the Church. The considerations concerned with the participation of women in performing the duties of a teacher of adults seem (to ibe the most interesting. Approach to this problem is different in particular Churches. The women of the Methodist Church hare got the biggest share in teaching. They can, withont any obstacles, perform the duties of a teacher, and they even can be ordained ministers. Actually, there is taken by the Secular Missionary Movement “Epifania”, and (the Investigators of the Scriptures. Appearance of a woman, performing the duties of a teacher in church when men are present, is treated by them as inconsistent with the instructions of the Scriptures. Basing oni the letters of St. Paul, they consider woman to symbolize the Church, and man symbolizes Christ – the head of the Church. The Church cannot instruct Christ, and in the same way woman, symbolizing the Church, cannot instruct man who is the symbol of Christ. Other Protestant Churches in Poland, do not also grant women with the duties of a teacher in church, although they do not see any theological obstacles in this case. The considerations on the subject of the church community as the active subject of teaching.