Gocko, Jerzy2023-09-112023-09-112003Roczniki Teologiczne, 2003, T. 50, z. 3, s. 145-158.1233-1457http://theo-logos.pl/xmlui/handle/123456789/10683Tłumaczenie streszczenia / Translated by Jan Kłos.The third sector is the general number of non-government non-profit organizations. Its specific character consists in the fact that it was born as a spontaneous reaction to the new forms of human poverty, social insufficiency and marginalization, to the inability (or lack of good will) on the part of the state to improve the situation. While seeking to define the nature and significance of the third sector, Christian ethicalsocial reflection regards as insufficient those approaches which are limited only to show its relation towards other sectors, especially the state and the market. It is much more important in this case to turn attention to the significance of the third sector as an important element in the formation of the basic relation of social life, that is the relationship between the individual and society. The present paper sought to show the third sector as the area of man’s socialization and depict his position in the relational social structure. Then it has been shown the relationship between the third sector and the basic social principles: the principles of personalism, subsidiarity, and solidarity.plAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Polandhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/społeczeństwożycie społecznetrzeci sektorzasady życia społecznegoorganizacje pozarządowezasada pomocniczościsolidarnośćsocietysocial lifethird sectorprinciples of social lifenon-governmental organisationsprinciple of subsidiaritysolidarityArticle