PERCEPTION AND RECEPTION OF JÁN CHRYZOSTOM KOREC AS THE SUCCESSOR OF ST. METHOD AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CYRILLO-METHODIAN TRADITION AMONG SLOVAKS LIVING ABROAD

• Authors: Šuráb Marian , Judák Viliam , Krupa Jozef , Hlad Ľubomír , Zemančík Viliam , Maturkanič Patrik
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the current study is to present, interpret and apply the results of quantitative research focused on the perception and reception of the prominent representative of the secret Church, bishop, witness and thinker Ján Chryzostom Korec (1924 – 2015) among the communities of foreign Slovaks. Considering the fact that in 1990-2005 Korec was the diocesan bishop of Nitra, i.e. in the place to which history ascribes the designation “Methodius’ Seat”, and at the same time taking into account the fact that all his pastoral efforts have a distinct Cyrillo-Methodian character, the results of the research on the knowledge and reception of his person can be considered relevant also for the field of research on the Cyrillo-Methodian tradition. In the first part, the study focuses on the personality of Bishop Ján Chryzostom Korec as “Methodius’ successor”. At the same time, on the basis of an analysis of his extensive literary output, we prove the thesis that the Cyrillo-Methodian tradition forms the main axis of Korec’s mission as both pastor and thinker. The second part presents the results of the quantitative survey (630 respondents: 59.5% women (N = 375) and 40.5% men (N = 255) conducted from November 2023 to January 2024. The study concludes with a summary of the research applied to practice, offering four concrete suggestions within the context of the Slovak Cardinal and his Cyrillo-Methodian legacy to make the Slovak Cardinal better known to contemporary Slovaks abroad and at home.

Keywords

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JÁN CHRYSOSTOM KOREC; CYRIL AND METHODIUS; TRADITION; FOREIGN SLOVAKS,; QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

• Publisher: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre
• Journal: Konštantínove listy
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 126 - 139

Contributors

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Šuráb Marian

• Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius, Kapitulská 26, 814 58 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4977-1386

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Judák Viliam

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4415-4776

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Krupa Jozef

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2276-6010

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Hlad Ľubomír

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1690-0057

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Zemančík Viliam

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Maturkanič Patrik

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1087-3847

Identifiers

DOI

10.17846/CL.2024.17.2.126-139