CONTENTS
  "Ethos" 13:2000 No. 1-2 (49-50)


CHRISTIANITY ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

From the Editors - History and Its Fulfilment (J.M.)

J o h n P a u l II - "On the Threshold of the Third Millennium the Church Welcomes You, Son of God" (the homily opening the Jubilee Year)

 

THE HERITAGE OF THE TWO MILLENNIA

Fr. Jerzy  B a j d a - Adam - Man: Here, but not from Here

Giovanni  R e a l e - The Concepts of: Man, the Care of the Soul and the Spiritual Eros, as the  Message of Ancient Thought to Modern Man (transl. by P. Mikulska)

Fr. Czesław S.  B a r t n i k - Adoption of the World in Christ

Fr. Józef  K u d a s i e w i c z - Jesus's Missionary Manifesto (Mt 18: 16-20)

Fr. Krzysztof  G ó ź d ź - Ecclesia aeterna

Fr. Piotr  M o s k a l - Faith and Rational Recognition of God

 

THE CHURCH OF THE FUTURE

Abp. Józef  M i c h a l i k - The Laity in the Church. Voice in the Discussion Concerning the Prospects for the Future

Fr. Jerzy  S z y m i k - Hope of the Arthritically Swollen Knees. Christianity and Culture - Are We in for a Post-Christian Era?

Vittorio  P o s s e n t i - The Problem of the New Christiandom. Maritain, the Council and Postmodernity (transl. by J. Merecki, SDS)

George  W e i g e l - Christianity and the Future of Democracy (transl. by D. Chabrajska, J. Merecki, SDS)

Abp. Józef  Ż y c i ń s k i - The Vision of New Evangelization, as Seen in the Message of the Second Special Synod of the Bishops of Europe, and the Problems of the Polish Church Concerning Pastoral Care

Fr. Janusz  M a r i a ń s k i - Radical Religious Pluralism - a Chance or a Threat to the Church  of the Future?

Jan  G ó r a, OP - A Few Thrown Pearls. John Paul II's Message from Lednica

 

JOHN PAUL II - THE POPE OF DIALOGUE AND UNITY

Tadeusz  S t y c z e ń, SDS - Who is Really John Paul II?

Fr. Alfons J.  S k o w r o n e k - Prerequisites of Unity. Facing the Joint Declaration of Lutherans and Catholics

Card. Joseph  R a t z i n g e r - Dialogue Between Religions and the Relationship Between Christianity and Judaism (transl. by J. Merecki, SDS)

Fr. Romuald Jakub  W e k s l e r - W a s z k i n e l - John Paul II's "Meetings" with Emmanuel Lévinas

 

GUIDES ACROSS THE BORDER

Fr. Stanisław  K o w a l c z y k - Jacques Maritain - Philosophy for the Third Millennium

Anna  G r z e g o r c z y k - Edith Stein - Invisible Reality

John F.  C r o s b y - Dietrich von Hildebrand - Philosopher of Freedom

 

INTERVIEWS OF THE "ETHOS"

To Translate Philosophy into a Life Style. Fr. Alfred  W i e r z b i c k i  talks to Fr. Prof. Andrzej  S z o s t e k, Rector of the Catholic University of Lublin

 

THINKING ABOUT THE FATHERLAND...

Wojciech  C h u d y - Aspects of the Polish Nation

 

NOTES AND REVIEWS

Jarosław  K u p c z a k, OP - Karol Wojtyła Newly Interpreted (review of K. L. Schmitz's W sercu ludzkiego dramatu. Antropologia filozoficzna Karola Wojtyły - Papieża Jana  Pawła II, Kraków 1997)

Fr. Jerzy  S z y m i k - On the Father Seen in the Depth of the Son's Pascha (review of Fr. T. Węcławski's Abba. Wobec Boga Ojca, Kraków 1999)

Dorota  C h a b r a j s k a,  Maciej  R a j e w s k i  - New Millennium - Old Fears and Attitudes? (review of: P. Clifford's Krótka historia końca czasów, Warszawa 1999 and J. Kracik's Trwogi i nadzieje końca wieków, Kraków 1999)

David  S u l l i v a n, M. Afr. - The Important Contribution of a Small Nation in European Medieval History (review of Th. Cahill's Jak Irlandczycy ocalili cywilizację. Nieznana historia heroicznej roli Irlandii w dziejach Europy po upadku Cesarstwa Rzymskiego, Poznań 1999)

Jacek  W o j t y s i a k - The "Sense Creating" Function of Religion. Remarks of a Philosopher (review of: J. J. Jadacki & K. Wójtowicz's (eds.), Człowiek - nauka - wiara. Materiały sympozjum dla uczczenia jubileuszu 2000-lecia chrześcijaństwa, [part 1], Warszawa 1999, and J. J. Jadacki's (ed.), Człowiek współczesny: rozum a wiara. Materiały do                 dyskusji okrągłego stołu, [part II], Warszawa 1999)

Tadeusz  K o w a l e w s k i - Postmodernist Religion (review of J. Mariański's Religia i Kościół między tradycją i ponowoczesnością. Studium socjologiczne, Kraków 1997)

Fr. Krzysztof  K a u c h a - How to Differentiate Between Religion and Ideology - "Auschwitz" and "after Auschwitz" (review of Fr. M. Deselaers's Bóg a zło w świetle biografii i wypowiedzi Rudolfa Hössa komendanta Auschwitz, Kraków 1999)

Fr. Krzysztof  G u z o w s k i - Reason - the Throne of Rivalling Gods (review of P. Lisicki's Doskonałość i nędza, Warszawa 1997)

P r o p o s a l s o f t h e "E t h o s"

 

REPORTS

Tomasz  K o r p y s z - The 5th Colloquia Norwidiana (report on a symposium "Norwid and Christianity," Lublin, KUL, 13-15 Oct. 1999)

 

THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE ETHOS

Cezary  R i t t e r - Christus mansionem benedicat

 

THE CALENDAR

The 21st Year of the Pontificate of John Paul II. 16 October 1998 - 15 October 1999 (by Maria F i l i p i a k)

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Christianity on the Threshold of the Third Millennium. A Bibliography of John Paul II's Addresses from Years 1978-1999 (by Maria  F i l i p i a k)

 

Notes about the Authors

Summary