When Life’s Purpose, Mission and Future are Gone, Let us Dream!

• Authors: Pietrzak Andrzej
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

What should we do if we are unclear about our own potential, individual and community significance, mission or future? Referring to Pope Francis and Martin Luther King Jr. the author is suggesting that one viable option is to apply the dream-eutopia creation process. Unlike utopias in the ordinary and negative meaning, eutopia hints at a deliberate, critical goal that can be achieved with a high probability using a balance of faith and reason. Three stages are crucial in its development. The first is an analytical description of the current situation; the second is a critical assessment; and the third is the establishment of objectives, methods, and principles for accomplishing it. Following this lead, this paper presents four examples of dreams-eutopias based on missionary, religious, and ecclesial experiences.

PL

Co powinniśmy zrobić, jeśli nie jesteśmy pewni swojego potencjału, sensu osobistego i zbiorowego życia, misji i przyszłości? Autor, powołując się na papieża Franciszka i Martina Lutra Kinga Jr., przyjmuje, że jedną z możliwych dróg jest tworzenie marzeń-eutopii. W przeciwieństwie do utopii, w codziennym i negatywnym znaczeniu, eutopia wskazuje na przemyślany, krytyczny, osiągalny z dużym prawdopodobieństwem cel poprzez połączenie wiary i rozumu. W ich powstawaniu ważne są trzy etapy. Pierwszy polega na analitycznym opisie obecnej kondycji; drugi na krytycznej jej ocenie; trzeci na określeniu celów, sposobów i zasad ich realizacji. Idąc tym tropem, w artykule przedstawiono zarys czterech przykładowych marzeń-eutopii w oparciu o doświadczania w pracy misyjnej, życiu zakonnym i eklezjalnym.

Keywords

EN

eutopia; crisis; pandemic; spirituality; missions; Society of the Divine Word; Pope Francis; Martin Luther King Jr.

PL

eutopia; kryzys; pandemia; duchowość; misje; Zgromadzenie Słowa Bożego; papież Franciszek; Martin Luter King

• Publisher: Verbinum / Wydawnictwo Księży Werbistów
• Journal: Nurt SVD
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 8-19

Dates

published

2022-06-30

Contributors

author

Pietrzak Andrzej

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Identifiers

ISSN

1233-9717