Asking enables listening. This paper explores how the practice of asking, when enacted as an intentional social scientific process, can facilitate the synodal value of listening across the global Catholic Church. Drawing upon social science methodologies and evidence, it demonstrates that effective listening is not merely passive reception but proactive invitation to engage diverse or silenced perspectives. Systematic asking incorporates everyday people and experiences otherwise overlooked and creates space for difficult topics. Seeing listening as a practice of asking underscores the value of setting rules for engagement that promote a posture of reception that fosters trust and openness through humility, curiosity, and willingness to step into worlds different from one’s own. Embracing this mutual approach can prompt a more inclusive synodal process, enhancing the church’s ability to engage meaningfully with all in its midst.
Przedmiotem studium egzegetyczno- teologicznego jest perykopa Rz 8, 14–17 odczytywana poprzez inne teksty Starego i Nowego Testamentu oraz świadków Żywej Tradycji Kościoła. Celem jest zbadanie, na jakie istotowe wymiary życia ochrzczonych wskazuje św. Paweł w Liście do Rzymian (8, 14–17) oraz jak, w mistyczny sposób, ukazuje działanie Trójcy Świętej w osobie ochrzczonego. Pierwszym etapem analizy egzegetycznej było określenie kontekstu literackiego perykopy, które pozwoliło
wskazać zasadniczą specyfikę chrześcijan, mianowicie przyjęcie Ducha Świętego jako
przewodnika na drodze życia. Duch Święty pozwala poznać dar usynowienia, który
wprowadza wierzących w relację z Bogiem Ojcem, podobną to tej, jaka jest między Ojcem i Synem. Godność dzieci Boga ściśle łączy się z dziedziczeniem życia wiecznego. W drugiej części artykułu została wyjaśniona przestrzeń współdziałania chrześcijanina z Bogiem oraz zależność, jaka zachodzi między świadomym współcierpieniem z Chrystusem, a współudziałem z Nim w chwale Bożej. W końcowym wniosku należy zaakcentować, że w proces upodabniania się ochrzczonych do Chrystusa zaangażowany jest
przede wszystkim Bóg, który swoim dzieciom daje Swego Ducha Świętego i pragnie być z nimi w intymnej więzi. Ze strony człowieka potrzebna jest współpraca, polegająca przede wszystkim na uważnym słuchaniu Ducha Świętego oraz jednoczeniu się z Chrystusem szczególnie wśród trudów życia codziennego. Proces ten prowadzi do współdziedziczenia z Chrystusem dóbr wiecznych.
A raíz de la crisis del abuso, el “escándalo” se aferra a la Iglesia católica con una viscosidad desalentadora. El contraste entre el presente “velo sombrío” sobre la Iglesia católica y una comunidad eclesial comprometida con entusiasmo con la “opción misionera” (Evangelii gaudium, no 27) que el Papa Francisco promueve, plantea preguntas para el trabajo de la eclesiología. Si los eclesiólogos son incapaces de mostrar cómo la fe heredada de la iglesia puede informar respuestas constructivas a la crisis, entonces es poco probable que la eclesiología contribuya positivamente a la formación de la comunidad cristiana para el discipulado en el mundo. Este capítulo se centra en la capacidad de una comprensión sacramental de la iglesia para fomentar la reflexión autocrítica en la comunidad eclesial, para apoyar la reforma en la iglesia y para nutrir la esperanza para el testimonio de la iglesia de la misericordia de Dios.
Beginning with the observation of a polarized public both in America and China after the US Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, this essay charts my reflection on the present issue regarding abortion and reproductive health in the US context and its global manifestation. It demonstrates my understanding that the current situation presents an opportunity for the actualization of universal communion. By rendering visible the international presence existing in American Catholic colleges and universities, I argue that Catholic higher education, by virtue of its institution and mission, ought to embody an open society that is driven by universal love. I propose that reasoned reflection and civil dialogue on the topic of abortion and reproductive health, if it is to be truly realized, must be guided by an ever-maturing faith and an absolute openness to truth that embrace the totality of life that is the world.
Brian Patrick Green, Matthew J. Gaudet, Levi Checketts
et al.
Engaging in a conversation on artificial intelligence, a group of philosophers and theologians engages key beliefs, theories, and approaches that span from theological doctrines (i.e., Creation and the imago Dei) to anthropological reflections on embodiment, body and mind, and moral agency and, at the same time, from a critical assessment of technological advances to examining their uses and implementations in diverse social contexts. While philosophical concerns and theological resources inform the conversation, proposals are made for careful implementation of artificial intelligence in educational settings, workplaces, and society at large.
This essay utilizes Reinhold Niebuhr’s theology of the universality of sin to analyze institutional racism, using the 1992 Los Angeles riots as a case study. Contrary to the conventional interpretation of the riots as a conflict between African Americans and Korean Americans, the pervasive institutional racism of the mainstream media of that era spread the riots into multiracial conflicts, which explains Niebuhr’s thinking regarding the universality of sin. Furthermore, the sensationalism of the media that fueled the massive violence deprived African Americans of the moral dynamic for social transformation and victimized Korean Americans as scapegoats. As a result, the institutional processes promoted the status quo that benefited the white privileged class at the expense of the racial minorities. Implications found in this essay may be applicable to current issues, such as anti-Asian racism that has surfaced during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
The following article is devoted to the parish catechization in the obligatory church requirements. Firstly, it has been discussed that the parish is the basic catechetical environment. Secondly, the active subject of catechetical education in the parish has been presented, as well as the catechesis' addressees, which have been divided according to their age or living conditions. The final part is focused on the organization of the catechesis in the parish.
The effects of World War II influenced the relations between the nations of Europe. They also influenced the life of the Church in a universal way, because its members found themselves of both sides of the Iron Curtain. This was particularly visible in Polish-German relations. The Polish bishops, inspired by the message of the Gospel and the legacy of the Second Vatican Council, came forward with a proposal of initiating the process of reconciliation. The words, “we forgive and ask for forgiveness”, contained in the Letter to the German Bishops of 1965, became the inspiration for the years-long reconciliation effort. The specific results of this formula are indicated in the formal normalisation of the state and church relations. In the ecclesial dimension, it included a new canonical diocese order and cooperation on the pastoral, charitable and journalistic plane. The real influence of the Polish-German reconciliation on the process of integration of the peoples of Europe should be emphasised. In this sense, the influence of the Christian message on shaping the public sphere is revealed.
Language is one of the most important means of comminication for humans. Because it provides communication among them. There have been some discussions about the origin of language. Socrates was one of the formers who discussed the origin of language. After him some philosophers also discussed the origin of language. Ghazali, one of the philosopher of Islam also discussed the origin of language and put forward some opinions. In this article Socrates and Ghazali's ideas about the origin of language will be discussed
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A multidisciplinary approach to teacher education involves drawing from multiple pedagogies within disciplines, in particular the use of aesthetic methods of teaching, to redefine teaching through continuous reflection. This article reports on the process of pre-service students’ interpretation of the sensory contemplation of aesthetic perceptiveness within their academic programmes at a higher education institution and explores how students internalised and applied these aesthetic qualities in their practice. Using a qualitative approach, the findings indicate the positive influence of aesthetically enjoyable and engaging teaching strategies, such as group or whole class discussions that infused technology, on pre-service students’ understanding of content knowledge taught in lectures. Reports regarding pre-service students’ application of these very strategies at schools during their school experience were positive in terms of their ability to reflect critically before, during and after the lesson, made possible by personal first-hand experiences with the selected strategy. It was found that pre-service teachers believe that for effective teaching to take place, as practitioners, they need to take ‘full account of the multi-dimensional cultural world of the learner’ and therefore it is recommended that they adopt a multi-dimensional approach that is inclusive of aesthetics in their practice.
Keywords: Aesthetics; teacher education; prior learning; constructivism, pedagogy, higher education; student teacher learning
https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.80.2.2227
Swiss reformed theologian and thinker, Karl Barth (1886-1968) is regarded as the founding father of neo-orthodoxy in Protestantism. In the post-World War world where religion was under constant attack by critics, people had lost their faith in God, and liberal orthodoxy had degraded religion to a historical phenomenon and a guarantee for moral values, Barth developed “dialectical theology” in order to save religion. This article seeks to take a brief look at the claims made by liberal theology and Barth’s criticisms against it, present dialectical theology as a replacement for liberal theology and shed light on Barth’s role in the history of modern thought.
AbstractMoral theology is the study of how man must live in order to achieve his highest end, which is union with God. It is a species of theology, the study of things divine, and is distinct fromdogmatictheology by virtue of its focus. Whereas dogmatic theology concentrates upon doctrines and articles of faith, moral theology relates, more specifically to the actions of human beings and their relations to God. Moral theology naturally involves a discussion of ethics and the natural law, since this law is recognized also by divine revelation. It is not, however, co‐extensive with moral philosophy, since its subject matter derives generally from revelation and theological sources.