Posługa słowa w schemacie teorii informacji

Abstract

This article is the first attempt in adaptation of cybernetic theory of information in the service of the theology of word. In ’’PRELIMINARIES” the author gives an explanation of the elements of theory, the conception of entropy, redundance, noises and a the base of adaptation gives the article of Roman Jakobson ’’Poetics in Perspective of Linguistics”, from which he takes and transformes for needs of the service of the word six components of the canal of information (sender, receiver, message, context, code, contact), and some functions (cognitive, conative, expressive, fatic). He also constructs a new prophetic function. Thus the author takes up the appeal of cardinal Koenig about such a kind of works inserted in his lecture ’’The Church and the Communication” (Canada 1967). In the section „THE CANAL OF INFORMATION” he gives a large analysis of constitutive elements of addressing preaching as a canal of information. The addressing is treated as a creative process of socialization of the word, in which the preacher is active as a sender,, and listener actively recodes the content of the message. The author transforms the canal of information by adding the main, essential sender to the basic scheme – God. Admitting his supernatural action and quasi-sacramental strength of word, he calls them religious aims depending on God. A further transmission of word by preacher is treated as religious means for which make the man responsibile. Their vast analysis express the care for a good knowledge and responsibility for functioning of the service of word in the canal of information. The value of permanent novelty („Good Message” – eu-angelion) provides the contemporary preaching, the depth and width of biblical grasp, directness in the contact among people, in the personal engagement attesting to a word. He stresses mainly the knowledge of the receiver-listener, contemporary linguistical code common to him, the right word for the right content which are to be found. Analysing metaphorical elements of the Bible language he points at the differences between their menial function in the service of word and the individualistic one admitting different interpretation in the poetry. In the section ’’TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION” he suggests the concentration of a preacher on the five functions of his utterance: cognitive – to explain and transmit religious knowledge; conative to encourage a listener to use it; expressive – to support the utterance by his personal engagement and conviction; fatic – to transmit to the listener the content by the correct and audible word. The prophetic function – changes the language message into a service of the word. It is a synthesizing effort, cheerful explanation of God to the world overcoming the inertness of environment and natural conditioning actual preaching. This way of acting is inspired by faith and desires o aesthetic and sensible transmission of the Word of God. The last section gives didactic implication in the correcting functions of homiletician. In the theological function a homiletician represents intentions and desires of God, is due to give a future servant of word a deep theological fundament of his situation as mediator-sender. The Postulative function is fulfilled in relation to contemporary homily and other forms of preaching. His knowledge of subject should create a postulated ideal shape of contemporary religious utterance. Taking care for the listener-receiver he must perform an operative function, be careful about a proper transfer of message and knowledge of his needs. The author gives concrete criterions of estimating the aptness of make the word present.