Teologio polska! Jaka byłaś? Jaka jesteś? Wybrane aspekty współczesnej teologii w Polsce

Abstract

Polish theology can’t be understood without history and culture. They complete each other. Reflections of Polish theologians, who opened up to faith through the written word and testimony of life, resulted from Polish experience. There are many theologians of this kind, that is why only most significant were highlighted. The central value of Polish theology is the mistery of the Christ – crucified and resurrected, He who sheds the light on the nation’s history. At the same time theology of liberation and freedom as well as theology of culture derived from theology of nation. To some extent also Polish personalism writes into it. Moreover, theology of Christ’s heart and mercy are also known in Polish theology. That’s because at the end of 18th century Poland celebrated the feast of God’s Heart as the first nation in Europe and in 20th century celebrated the feast of God’s Mercy. Holy Mary plays an important role in Polish spirituality. The worship of Holy Mary became the symbol and binder of the Poles community – ready at any time to fight and defend their faith in a similar way that the Polish Republic. That is why Mariology refers to the history of nation and it opens to the thoughts connected with the works of Second Vatican Council. What is more, also ecumenism is connected with the history of Polish nation and it had a strong influence onto the people. Protestant – Catholic and Orthodox – Catholic dialogues studied by contemporary theologists had their bases set up much earlier. There are other signs of Polish theology. Theologists further study the reality, basing on their universalism and openness, faithful to tradition and never dissenting from it.