Theologian in the face of the contemporary world

Authors

  • Edward Staniek Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21906/rbl.39

Keywords:

Theologian, task, current questions, apology, new language, new evangelization, empire of evil, misterium iniquitatis

Abstract

The author cites first the various definitions of the theologian: 1) mystic who was initiated into the life of the Holy Trinity and received the grace to transmit this initiation to others; 2) mystic who knows how to convey his religious experience to others; 3) expert in theological literature, believer or not, with an academic title. Then he presents the current tasks of the Catholic theologian, understood as a believer expert in theology: 1) derived from revelation answer to questions posed by life; 2) apology of revealed truth and of the Church; 3) finding a new language for the new evangelization; 4) evangelical view of empire of evil, in which we are immersed.

Published

2014-06-30

How to Cite

Staniek, E. (2014). Theologian in the face of the contemporary world. The Biblical and Liturgical Movement, 67(2), 167–173. https://doi.org/10.21906/rbl.39

Issue

Vol. 67 No. 2 (2014): Kanonizacja Jana Pawła II

Section

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