Studia Pastoralne
Rocznik Wydziału Teologicznego UŚ

Family: the Greatest value of our Times
Summary
Love is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon. It constitutes the basic need of the human heart, therefore every human wants to love and be loved. Marriage satisfies the need for unity which is rooted deeply in every human. The family which is built on the foundation of marriage, a deep and complementary relationship of a man and woman, is the basic unit of the social life.
In the modern society, the family has undergone fundamental transformation. The change in the hierarchy of values as well as even greater focus on self-realisation of an individual and fulfilling individual needs has occurred. Many families become introverted thinking only about the improvement of living conditions and concentration of efforts on exclusive possession of goods.
However, the family as a basic and irreplaceable educational community constitutes the environment which creates the best conditions for conveying sustainable values which help people shape their identities. The family built on love brings with itself the future of the society.

Christian family as a community of faith and evangelization in the teaching of pope Francis
Summary
In his teaching Pope Francis often emphasizes that the most important duty of the Church is preaching the Gospel. Its proclamation is a sign of maturity of the Church community. However in many situations it should have missionary character. Francis reports that in a secularized world all baptized people are called to give the testimony of faith. He believes that people learn the Gospel within families first and then they would proclaim it to the world. Pope Francis perceives the family as an environment of faith and evangelization. He indicates that raising awareness of Church in this aspect is confronted – especially in the western cultural and social context – with attacks against families which can fulfill their duties facing difficulties.
This aspect is raised in the first part of the article. In the second part, on the social and cultural background teaching of Pope Francis about the role of family as a community of faith and evangelization is presented.

Detrimental interfamily interactions in the context of civilizational transformations
Summary
A contemporary family bears the consequences of the universal affirmation of individualism, laxism and consumerism. Consequently, alternatives for the home are boldly searched for, demolishing at the same time the traditional social order. The author discusses the most disturbing interfamilial phenomena associated with relationships. These are: the tendencies to compete; aggressive interactions; lack of desired mutual cross-references because of absence; individualism; superficiality of interactions between members of the household; inadequate communication in the family house; the growing manipulation in mutual relations; interactions resulting from co-addiction; “insulation relationships”; mediatization of mutual interpersonal relationships; interactions resulting from the permutations of roles in the family and toxic relationships as a result of atrophy of the family bonds. The article concludes with a proposal of a remedial program.

MYSTICAL SYNCRETISM AS A THREAT TO FAITH
Summary
Mystical syncretism is a form of religious syncretism. The criticism of Christian mysticism from the dominance of liberal Protestantism, and the thesis of the identity of any mystical experiences substantially contributed to the formation of mystical syncretism. The dynamic development of the phenomenon seen in many countries of Western Europe, raises a reasonable dispute with the idea of a mystical syncretism on the part of Catholic theology. The main areas of controversy center on threats such as: the loss of their own religious identity, the danger of creating fertile ground for the spread of so-called new religion” and the threat of further development of interreligious dialogue.
Keywords: dialogue, faith, mysticism, religion, syncretism, theology

DER GESELLSCHAFTLICH-KULTURELLE KONTEXT DER GEGENWÄRTIGEN BEDROHUNG DER RELIGIÖSEN ERZIEHUNG IN DER FAMILIE.
Zusammenfassung
Der Beitrag der Familie am göttlichen Erlösungsplan beschränkt sich nicht nur auf ihre Teilhabe am schöpferischen Wirken Gottes. Vielmehr bildet die Familie das vollkommenste und natürlichste Umfeld menschlicher Erziehung. Die religiöse Erziehung in der Familie findet ihr Fundament, indem sie die ihr von Gott aufgetragene Mission erfüllt, indem sie zu einer tiefgehenden Gemeinschaft von Leben und Liebe wird. Die religiöse Erziehung in der Familie ist die Erfüllung und die Fortführung des schöpferischen Wirkens Gottes. Die Eltern, die aus Liebe und für die Liebe einem neuen Menschen das Leben schenken, übernehmen damit die Aufgabe, ihm die Fülle des menschlichen Lebens zu ermöglichen. Im vorliegenden Artikel wird die Frage nach der Bedrohung der religiösen Erziehung in der gegenwärtigen Familie gestellt, dabei wird im Besonderen ihr gesellschaftlich-kultureller Kontext aufgezeigt. Die Abhandlung zeigt zunächst Bedrohungen des Umfelds religiöser Erziehung in der Familie auf. Im Folgenden werden die ökonomische und die gesellschaftlich-moralische Krise, der Pluralismus sowie die Krise der Religion als solche thematisiert. Denn all dies beeinflusst unter anderem auch die stattfindenden Veränderungenin der gegenwärtigen Familie.
Schlüsselwörter: Bedrohungen, Familie, Kontext, religiöse Ausbildung