http://hdl.handle.net/11320/19566 2026-06-01T16:26:10Z http://hdl.handle.net/11320/19580 Tytuł: Sprawozdanie z działalności Katedry Teologii Katolickiej Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku w roku akademickim 2024/2025 Autorzy: Jakoniuk, Leszek Marius 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11320/19579 Tytuł: The White Crucifixion and the Radical New of the Resurrection Autorzy: Wierciński, Andrzej Abstrakt: This paper offers a hermeneutic-theological reading of Marc Chagall’s White Crucifixion (1938) as a visual meditation on the paradox of the Cross and the Resurrection – the inseparability of suffering and transfiguration. Painted in the aftermath of Kristallnacht, Chagall’s luminous white Christ, draped in a tallit, stands amid burning synagogues, fleeing exiles, and the devastation of Jewish life. Through this audacious fusion of Jewish and Christian symbols, the painting becomes a theologia crucis of endurance (ὑπομονή), lament, and hope. The paper interprets the Crucifixion not as defeat but as divine μαρτυρία – witness to a love that abides (μένειν) within history’s darkest hour. Drawing on the theological insights of Hans Urs von Balthasar, the phenomenology of revelation in Heidegger and Gadamer, and the symbolic grammar of color, the analysis shows how Chagall’s white radiance anticipates the “radical new” of the Resurrection: not as reversal but as unveiling (ἀλήθεια) within brokenness. The study concludes that White Crucifixion is both an artistic midrash and a Paschal icon – a space where divine presence dwells in absence, where black and white become the grammar of faith, and where hope, transfigured by waiting, becomes the practice of resurrection. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11320/19578 Tytuł: The Premises of Catholic Education in the Pluralistic Reality of Poland, Europe and the Contemporary World Autorzy: Król, Jerzy Abstrakt: The article is an attempt to indicate the premises of Catholic education and upbringing, the roots of which lie in Ancient Greece. Catholic education is not a simple extension of the Hellenic model, even though it recognizes the basic assumption of Hellenistic humanism, in which man is perceived as a wealth prior to all specifications belonging to humans. The specificity of the Christian reference to man is the recognition of the personal and supernatural dimension of a human being. It is associated with the integrating force of the function of religious Christian education. The article also presents some of the reasons for the loss of this integrating force and attempts to demonstrate the still valid Catholic ideological proposal in relation to the modern world. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11320/19576 Tytuł: Archaeological Research on Church Premises in Poland and Pastoral Ministry: Opinions of Priests, Church Life, and Best Practices Autorzy: Smuniewski, Cezary; Drewicz, Mateusz Abstrakt: The article presents and analyzes how the results of archaeological research conducted in Poland on church premises can be utilized in pastoral work. Based on the qualitative research (IDIs) conducted among the Roman Catholic clergy, it demonstrates how archaeological studies can enrich pastoral ministry in terms of religious (theological) education, homilies, and building local identity in the communities of the faithful. They findings pertain to the possibility of using archaeological research findings in pastoral work, strengthening community bonds, and fostering reflection on the transience of life. The article also addresses organizational challenges associated with conducting archaeological research on church premises, such as temporary restrictions on access to churches, and it provides best practices for collaboration between priests and archaeologists. The study’s conclusions indicate that the results of archaeological work on church premises can serve as a valuable tool for supporting pastoral development and enhancing the sense of responsibility for the spiritual and material heritage of the Church. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z