Pintal, Leszek (Wydawnictwo Towarzystwa Naukowego Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego, 2008)
In its Pastoral Constitution On the Church in the Modern World Gaudium et Spes, the Vatican Council II reminded of the presence of literature and art in the life of the Church (Gaudium et Spes 62). Numerous documents issued by the modem Church and Popes’ statements stress the fact that literature, besides the basic sources of preaching, that is the Holy Bible, liturgy as well as Tradition and the Church’s teaching, may be a valuable aid in preaching God’s word. Research by contemporary theologians and philologists goes further and indeed it emphasizes the fact that literature may be understood and treated as the preacher’s raw material. The role of literature may prove invaluable as it is just properly understood literature that adequately interprets the world and human life and may perceive man’s problems and joys in a new light.
