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Dokąd zmierza cywilizacja zachodnia? Esej

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Golka M.

Przegląd Zachodni

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2017

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issue 4(365)

7-23

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The article aims at reflecting on the future of Western civilization, whose identity is determined primarilyby two values: rationalism and the pursuit of social emancipation. The question is whether the success of this civilization, and above all its 500 year-old world domination, will continue. It seems that long-term forecasts can be formulated only in the form of assumptions. One can only predict several potential scenarios: a successful continuation of this civilization; its gradual aging; various probable forms of hybridization; a possible, but rather unexpected, disaster.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF GILSON

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Redpath P. A.

Studia Gilsoniana

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2012

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vol. 1

45-52

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The author aims at answering why preserving, reading, and understanding the work of Étienne Gilson is crucial for the Western civilization if one wishes to be able to understand precisely the problems that are besetting the West and how one can best resolve them. He claims that among all the leading intellectuals of the past or present generation, no one has better diagnosed the philosophical ills of Western culture and better understood the remedy for those ills than has Étienne Gilson.

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BETWEEN POLITICS AND RELIGION – IN SEARCH OF THE “GOLDEN MEAN”

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Tarasiewicz P., Kobyłecki J.

Studia Gilsoniana

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2012

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vol. 1

117-131

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The author undertakes the problem of the identity of Western civilization in the light of a correlation between politics and religion. First, he traces the theoretical debates about the mutual correspondence of politics and religion in ancient Greece. Following two extreme errors depicted by Sophocles in his “Antigone,” and by Plato in his “Apology of Socrates,” he infers that the “Golden Mean” is necessary in resolving the problem of politics and religion. Then, he examines the underlying errors put forward in the history. His investigations show the erroneousness of endowing either politics or religion with sovereign status in culture. There is always a conflict between politics and religion unless man regains his own sovereignty from them. Ultimately the author arrives at the conclusion that the “Golden Mean” correlating politics and religion distinctly strengthens the identity of the Western Civilization, and consists in respecting all real and universal parameters of human person life, such as cognition, freedom (and responsibility), love, agency in law, ontological sovereignty, and religious dignity.

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Cywilizacyjny wymiar polityki „państwa dobrobytu” w XXI w. – bezpieczeństwo socjalne w warunkach silnej międzynarodowej konkurencji ekonomicznej

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Rubaj P.

Ekonomista

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2016

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issue 2

251-270

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Celem artykułu jest prezentacja modeli polityki społecznej stosowanych w różnych regionach świata oraz ocena możliwości rozwoju polityki „państwa dobrobytu” w warunkach rosnącej międzynarodowej konkurencji ekonomicznej. W zawartych w tekście rozważaniach stawiana jest następująca teza: Realizacja polityki „państwa dobrobytu” w krajach cywilizacji zachodniej powoduje powstanie kolizji zachodzącej pomiędzy powszechnym oczekiwaniem hojnych świadczeń socjalnych a potrzebą zapewnienia pożądanej dynamiki wzrostu gospodarczego i międzynarodowej konkurencyjności ekonomicznej w warunkach globalizacji światowych rynków. Taka sytuacja implikuje konieczność reformowania gospodarek, ograniczania kosztów polityki społecznej oraz promowania innowacyjnych wzorców w polityce gospodarczej. Dyskusja na ten temat powinna służyć formułowaniu wniosków dotyczących dalszego rozwoju współczesnej polityki społecznej i gospodarczej, i budowania systemów społeczno-ekonomicznych zdolnych podjąć konkurencję w wymiarze globalnym.

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The aim of the paper is to present various models of social policy applied in different regions of the world and to assess the chances of the development of the ‘welfare state’ policy in the conditions of a rising international economic competition. The implementation of the ‘welfare state’ policy in the Western Hemisphere gives rise to a confl ict between the common expectation of generous social benefi ts and the need of assuring the desired dynamics of economic growth and international economic competitiveness in the conditions of globalization of world markets. This situation implies the need for economic reforms, reducing the costs of social policies and promoting innovative patterns by economic policies. The discussion on the subject should help to formulate policy recommendations concerning the further development of social and economic policy, and the construction of socio-economic systems able to face up the competition in the global market.

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В статье представлены модели социальной политики, применяемые в разных регионах мира, а также оценка возможности развития политики “государства благоденствия” в условиях расту- щей международной экономической конкуренции. Автор выдвигает следующий тезис: политика “государства благоденствия” в странах западной цивилизации ведет к столкновению между все- общим ожиданием щедрых социальных пособий и необходимостью обеспечения желаемой ди- намики экономического роста и международной экономической конкурентоспособности в усло- виях глобализации мировых рынков. Такая ситуация вызывает необходимость реформирования экономик, ограничения издержек социальной политики, а также продвижения инновационных образцов в экономической политике. Дискуссия на эту тему должна служить формулированию целей, касающихся дальнейшего развития современной социально и экономической политики, а также построению социально-экономических систем, способных к конкурентной борьбе в гло- бальном масштабе.

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GILSON AS CHRISTIAN HUMANIST

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Redpath P. A.

Studia Gilsoniana

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2012

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vol. 1

53-63

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The author suggests that the intellectual life of Étienne Gilson constituted a new humanism, that Gilson’s scholarly work was part of a new renaissance, that a new humanism that Gilson thought is demanded by the precarious civilizational crisis of the modern West after World Wars I and II. He also argues that, more than anything else, Gilson was a renaissance humanist scholar who consciously worked in the tradition of renaissance humanists before him, but did so to expand our understanding of the notion of “renaissance” scholarship and to create his own brand of Christian humanism to deal with problems distinctive to his age. The author shows the specificity of the Christian humanism that Gilson developed as part of his distinctive style of doing historical research and of philosophizing.

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Edward Wilmot Blyden. The African Personality and Early Intellectual Work in the Gold Coast (Ghana)

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Bouchemal A., Meberbeche Senouci F.

Academicus. International Scientific Journal

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2022

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vol. 13

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issue 25

45-55

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There is a commonly held view that African nationalism took shape out of contacts of African intellectuals with twentieth-century Pan-African leaders. Yet, this interpretation lacked concrete evidence, as many of these intellectuals owed their ideological formulation to Nineteenth-century teachings of Edward Wilmot Blyden. In his writings, Blyden articulated a thorough understanding of African’s strengths and weaknesses. For Blyden, Western civilization intended to make the African a caricature of European society. As a result, the situation of the African became one of chaos as he lived in strict psychological conflicts. A revival of the African personality rested as a solution to the distorted manhood of the African and a path to his future progress. This article examines Blyden’s theory of the African personality as revealed in early intellectual work in the Gold Coast (Ghana). Drawing on Blyden’s African personality theory, the article revealed that these intellectuals begun a vigorous campaign to oppose Europeanization of the African system of life and took an uncompromising stand against ideas of black “inferiority” and “backwardness”.

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CHRISTOPHER DAWSON

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Elders L. J.

Studia Gilsoniana

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2014

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vol. 3

49-62

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Inspired with Jude P. Dougherty’s works in which he stresses the overruling importance of the classical, humanistic education and the central place and role of religion in the Western culture, the author presents Christopher Dawson’s analysis of the Western civilization and his demonstration of the central role of Christianity in it. The author traces the premises on which was based Dawson’s opinion that modern Western man might be absorbed by his technical inventions, to the point of losing his soul.

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Criticism of Western civilization in the thought of nationalist parties of Central and Eastern Europe

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Malendowicz P.

Przegląd Zachodni

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2017

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issue 4(365)

97-106

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Nationalism is a movement in the political thought in which the idea of nation and a nation-state represents the highest value. In nationalism, loyalty towards one’s nation surpasses all other manifestations of commitment. However, nationalisms vary from state to state. Central and Eastern European nationalists condemn the materialism and consumerism of the Western civilization. They oppose the secularization of the continent and mass migration, believing that those processes will lead to the self-destruction of the European nations. Therefore, they seek to rebuild the sovereignty of nation-states. The paper analyzes the programs of nationalist parties in Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Russia in the context of arguments raised by those parties in their critical discourse about the Western civilization.

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Polska jako integralna część cywilizacji zachodniej

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Guzy M.

Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis

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2019

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vol. 24

25-45

EN

The author brings up a subject Polish state to broadly understood Western civilization based on values and ideas that at the turn of the years laid the foundations for a way of understanding who a modern European is. The article refers to the theory and concept of the most important classical thinkers dealing with issues of civilization and culture, such as: Samuel Huntington, Arnold Toynbee, Oswald Spengler, Feliks Koneczny and others. The author also tries to answer the question: What is the current West and what role does Poland play in it? The article will have a theoretical character and can serve as an introduction to much more detailed aspects falling within the broadly understood Western civilization.

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Autor porusza tematykę przynależności państwa polskiego do szeroko rozumianej cywilizacji zachodniej opartej na wartościach i ideach, które na przestrzeni lat stawiały fundamenty pod sposób rozumienia tego, kim jest współczesny Europejczyk. W artykule odniesiono się do teorii i koncepcji najważniejszych klasycznych europejskich myślicieli, zajmujących się zagadnieniami cywilizacji i kultury, jak m.in.: Samuel Huntington, Arnold Toynbee, Oswald Spengler oraz Feliks Koneczny i inni. Autor dokonuje również próby odpowiedzi na pytanie: Czym jest współczesny Zachód i jaką rolę odgrywa w nim Polska? Artykuł będzie miał charakter teoretyczny i może posłużyć jako wprowadzenie do o wiele bardziej szczegółowych aspektów mieszczących się w ramach szeroko rozumianej cywilizacji zachodniej.

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Polskie logos i etos – czyli, o czyli , o czym powinien pamiętać polski pedagog

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Skrzydlewski P.

Scientific Bulletin of Chełm - Section of Pedagogy

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2013

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issue 1

31-53

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The article discusses the need to support pedagogical activities on the basis of the Latin civilization (Western civilization). The article analyzes the classical understanding of culture and pedagogy. According to the author, these two realities have one goal which is analogous actualization of human potentialities (personal potentiality). The author argues that a truly human culture and acting within its framework of pedagogy are derived from the vision of man as a personal being (personalism). In an article on the background of the Latin civilization (Western civilization), are also presented the basic principles relating to Polish and Polish culture The author in analysis used: F. Koneczny, Aristoteles,, The Lublin School of Philosophy; approached the issue concerning cultural and civilizational risks that may affect the field of upbringing and education in Poland and Europe.

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Balancing history books: some comments on current memory wars

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Jarausch K. H.

Český časopis historický (The Czech Historical Review)

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2023

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vol. 121

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issue 2

339-354

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This essay explores the memory wars between the affirmative and critical views of the national past that have broken out in many countries during the past decades. It analyzes the scholarly attacks on the grand narrative of Western Civilization, inspired by postcolonial, gender and Holocaust approaches. It continues by pointing to the nationalist backlash against so-called cancel culture and critical race theory, typical of populist mythmaking. The reflection concludes with a call for a history of the present that will end the pointless polemics and lead to memory peace.

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Imperium Azteków jako zwieńczenie cywilizacji mezoamerykańskiej

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Skorupka A.

Cywilizacja i Polityka

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2022

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vol. 20

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issue 20

24-36

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Artykuł przedstawia dzieje cywilizacji mezoamerykańskiej, ze szczególnym uwzlędnieniem imperium Azteków jako kulminacji tej cywilizacji. Dzieje dawnych społeczności są bowiem często pouczające dla czasów współczesnych; dlatego autor stara się zrozumieć azteckie pojęcie teotl oraz sens składania ofiar z ludzi przez ten lud.

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The article presents the history of the Mesoamerican civilization, with particular emphasis on the Aztec empire as the culmination of this civilization. For the history of ancient societies is often instructive for modern times; therefore, the author tries to understand the Aztec concept of teotl and the meaning of human sacrifice by this people.

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Dzieło misyjne Kościoła w doświadczeniu wiary według kardynała Roberta Saraha

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Adamiak G.

Studia Gdańskie

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2021

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vol. 49

85-104

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Cardinal Robert Sarah is one of the most recognizable Catholic hierarchs today. In his publications and speeches, he boldly paints the image of the contemporary Church, not afraid to talk about its crisis. Among his reflections we can also find missionary topics. The latter is interesting and valuable in that it comes from a pupil of the French mission in Guinea, who became one of those responsible for the missionary work of the entire universal Church. The African Cardinal tells his readers about his childhood spent in communion with missionaries. He points to the beneficial influence of missionaries on the history of his country and people. He emphasizes the necessity of a supernatural understanding of the nature of the mission ad gentes, its dynamism and fruitfulness, which stem from prayer. Outlines the spiritual profile of the missionary. He shows with hope an opportunity for the renewal of the Church and salvation for the whole civilization in the missionary nature of the Church, which implies an exchange of gifts between local Churches. He points to specific areas that can be a leaven of renewal of the Church and Western culture. He is also not afraid to boldly and critically touch the issues of inculturation. Cardinal Sarah proves that even when experiencing a local crisis, in its universal dimension the Church is still in a state of mission.

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Jednym z bardziej rozpoznawalnych hierarchów katolickich jest obecnie kardynał Robert Sarah. W swych publikacjach i wystąpieniach odważnie kreśli obraz współczesnego Kościoła, nie bojąc się mówić takżeo jego kryzysie. Wśród jego refleksji znajdziemy również tematykę misyjną. Ta ostania jest o tyle interesująca i wartościowa, że pochodzi od wychowanka francuskiej misji w Gwinei, który stał się jednym z odpowiedzialnych za dzieło misyjne całego Kościoła powszechnego. Wskazuje na dobroczynne oddziaływanie misjonarzy dla historii jego kraju i ludu. Podkreśla konieczność nadprzyrodzonego rozumienia natury misji ad gentes, jej dynamizm i owocność wyrosłe na gruncie modlitwy. Kreśli duchową sylwetkę misjonarza. Z nadzieją ukazuje szansę na odnowę Kościoła i ratunek dla całej cywilizacji w misyjnej naturze Kościoła. Wskazuje na konkretne obszary, które mogą być zaczynem odnowy Kościoła i kultury zachodniej. Uważna lektura dzieł kard. Saraha pozwala odkryć ciągłą wymianę darów między Kościołami, wskazuje jednak na zmianę kierunków tej wymiany. Analiza myśli kardynała z Afryki potwierdza naukę o misyjnej naturze Kościoła a jednocześnie wewnętrzne zmiany, jakie w niej się dokonują.

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Tradition and education in The awakening of Miss Prim

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Pueyo Toquero T.

Multidisciplinary Journal of School Education

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2018

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issue 13

123-134

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The awakening of Miss Prim is a novel that tells the story of Prudencia Prim in the small town of San Ireneo de Arnois. In the novel, Prudencia is surprised by the way of life of the irenites, who seem to despise the modern world. The novel serves as a framework for ideas that go far beyond the plot. It is a reflection on the value of truth, good and beauty and how they crystallized in Western civilization. This paper aims to shed some of the main ideas that give substance to the novel and gauge its value. In particular, the relationship between the present and the past, between tradition and progress and the option of accommodation or rebellion against current mainstream dynamics, will be valued. Finally, this paper will try to show how the whole novel revolves around the notion that there is a truth and that it is beautiful and what role that truth has in human life.

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Słabnięcie chrześcijaństwa a kondycja zachodniej cywilizacji. Katastrofizm Leszka Kołakowskiego

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Breczko J.

IDEA. Studia nad strukturą i rozwojem pojęć filozoficznych

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2015

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vol. 27

79-104

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The historiosophical views of Leszek Kolakowski I qualify as cultural catastrophism (in the absence of an alternative). Progress in the sphere of civilization, technical and scientific companions – in his opinion – is a serious spiritual crisis, a crisis in culture. The main reason for this crisis is moving away from Christianity, and especially from the teachings of Jesus (loss of consciousness of the imminent end of the world and moving away from the ”ethics of love” for utilitarian calculation). I distinguish three problem areas, and at the same time three dangerous tendencies – associated with the weakening of Christianity – which may lead to a serious crisis, and even the destruction of Western civilization: the disappearance of the moral subject; increasing the spiral of needs and greed; the occurrence of severe – often secular – religion substitutes that turn into “tyrannical idols”. Awareness of the risks may, however, lead to healing (hence alternativity catastrophism); the best remedy is – according to Kolakowski – revitalization of Christianity in a variation of universalist and tolerant.

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Memorial Eulogy: Max Weismann—One of God’s Great Ideas

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Redpath P. A.

Studia Gilsoniana

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2018

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vol. 7

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issue 4

761-775

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This paper is the eulogy which was delivered by Dr. Peter A. Redpath (Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of The Great Ideas) on the occasion of the funeral of Ronald “Max” Weismann (1936–2017) on 06 May 2017 at St. John Chrysostom Church, Chicago, USA.

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Rosja – Unia Europejska. Stosunki polityczne w kontekście ideowym

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Jedliński M.

Studia Gdańskie. Wizje i rzeczywistość

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2013

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vol. 10

239-250

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The article outlines the relations Russia-EU in the first decade of the twenty-first century on the political level. Here we see an important cultural aspect. The article highlights the centuries-old Russian dilemma of joining the world of Western or building their own identity (a strong national identity). In the internal discourse, Europe served (and still holds) as a reference point for self-identification of the Russians and the search for civilization solutions. The article also presents historical and cultural background of the relationship between Russia and Europe.

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„Uległość” Michaela Houellebecqa – marsz przez instytucje na opak

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Gralewicz A.

Seminare. Poszukiwania naukowe

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2017

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vol. 38

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issue 2

49-58

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Celem artykułu jest przybliżenie afiliacji filozoficznych Uległości M. Houellebecqa – literackiego obrazu wojny kulturowej toczącej się między słabnącymi zwolennikami buntu metafizycznego (ateistyczny humanizm) oraz rosnącymi w siłę zwolennikami metafizycznej uległości (islam). Zdaniem M. Houellebecqua, wcześniej T.S. Eliota, jedynie narracja religijna jest skutecznym narzędziem kontroli społecznej. Autorka wyświetla analogie i różnice w projektach obu pisarzy. Podejmuje próbę uzasadnienia, dlaczego w M. Houellebecqa XXI-wiecznej wizji przyszłości, wbrew XX-wiecznej wizji T.S. Eliota, to islam, a nie chrześcijaństwo, może stać się naczelną zasadą organizującą życie zachodniego społeczeństwa.

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This article examines the philosophical affiliation of Submission by M. Houellebecq – a literary reflection of the cultural war being fought between the dwindling supporters of metaphysical rebellion (atheistic humanism) and increasing numbers of supporters of metaphysical submission (Islam). According to M. Houellebecq, who coincides with T.S. Eliot’s earlier views, only religious narration provides an effective tool of social control. The article attempts to explain why in the 21st century thesis put forward by Houellebecq (in opposition to the Eliot’s 20th century vision), it is Islam, not Christianity, that is to become the guiding principle for organizing life of Western society.

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CROSSING THE THRESHOLD OF HOPE INTO THE MEDIA CULTURE

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Obrovac M. J.

Studia Gilsoniana

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2015

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vol. 4

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issue 3

319-331

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The “new atheism” and the “new evangelization” have become the buzzwords of the age. Atheism is now the fastest growing “religious” group in the United States; the new evangelization decisively shaped the conclave that elected Jorge Bergoglio to the papacy. Twenty years ago, in Crossing the Threshold of Hope, John Paul II reflected pastorally on some of the philosophical, spiritual, and cultural roots of both. His insights, embodied in Christians who live them, offer the Church a key to our times. If evangelization today is to announce the Gospel in the languages of today, what script might it use? What images might it evoke? What might its cadence be like?

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„Jagielloński wymiar polskości” drogą do pojednania? Na kanwie polskich doświadczeń katolików i protestantów

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Wilk-Woś Z.

Łódzkie Studia Teologiczne

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2016

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vol. 25

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issue 4

129-139

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John Paul II mentioned that Martin Luther’s proclamation gave rise to the reformation and became the cause of breakages and divisions in the Church, but (despite everything) “the belief in the Crucified and Resurrected Christ remains as a common denominator of Christians of the reformation times. They differed in relation to the Church and Rome but they did not reject the truth about the Resurrection”. This truth particularly characterized the actions of people on the Polish political scene in the Jagiellonian period. This truth even now unites Christians and Christians who act together stand a chance to demonstrate to the contemporary world that evil can and should be overcome by good but they must, like Elijah, conquer disappointment and despair and to hear God’s command: “Get up, eat as there is a long way ahead of you”. Catholics and Protestants have already overcome many obstacles on their way to reconciliation but perhaps the tradition of Polish Christianity, its Jagiellonian dimension will point out new areas of dialogue.

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Dokąd zmierza cywilizacja zachodnia? Esej

THE IMPORTANCE OF GILSON

BETWEEN POLITICS AND RELIGION – IN SEARCH OF THE “GOLDEN MEAN”

Cywilizacyjny wymiar polityki „państwa dobrobytu” w XXI w. – bezpieczeństwo socjalne w warunkach silnej międzynarodowej konkurencji ekonomicznej

GILSON AS CHRISTIAN HUMANIST

Edward Wilmot Blyden. The African Personality and Early Intellectual Work in the Gold Coast (Ghana)

CHRISTOPHER DAWSON

Criticism of Western civilization in the thought of nationalist parties of Central and Eastern Europe

Polska jako integralna część cywilizacji zachodniej

Polskie logos i etos – czyli, o czyli , o czym powinien pamiętać polski pedagog

Balancing history books: some comments on current memory wars

Imperium Azteków jako zwieńczenie cywilizacji mezoamerykańskiej

Dzieło misyjne Kościoła w doświadczeniu wiary według kardynała Roberta Saraha

Tradition and education in The awakening of Miss Prim

Słabnięcie chrześcijaństwa a kondycja zachodniej cywilizacji. Katastrofizm Leszka Kołakowskiego

Memorial Eulogy: Max Weismann—One of God’s Great Ideas

Rosja – Unia Europejska. Stosunki polityczne w kontekście ideowym

„Uległość” Michaela Houellebecqa – marsz przez instytucje na opak

CROSSING THE THRESHOLD OF HOPE INTO THE MEDIA CULTURE

„Jagielloński wymiar polskości” drogą do pojednania? Na kanwie polskich doświadczeń katolików i protestantów