Europe and Its Essence in the Light of John Paul II’s Teaching

  • Krzysztof Kaucha The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Faculty of Theology
Keywords: Europe; essence of Europe; John Paul II; identity; genesis of Europe; culture; cultural universalism; Christianity; values; humanism; history; contemporaneity; future

Abstract

This paper is focused on John Paul II’s understanding of such terms as Europe and its essence, genesis of Europe, its history, contemporaneity and future.

According to John Paul II’s teaching Europe was created by Christianity which shaped also its essence (identity) having unique in the world culture-creative power. The papal diagnosis was not only naming actual dangers and strict rejecting of this identity, but also consequences of these processes.

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Kaucha K.: Wiarygodność Kościoła w kontekście wyzwań współczesności europejskiej w świetle nauczania Jana Pawła II. Lublin: Wydawnictwo KUL 2008

Kaucha K.: Chrześcijaństwo a kultura europejska (w świetle nauczania Jana Pawła II). ,,Studia Nauk Teologicznych PAN” 5:2010 (Chrześcijaństwo w dialogu) s. 23-52.

Sowiński S., Zenderowski R.: Europa drogą Kościoła. Jan Paweł II o Europie i europejskości. Wrocław–Warszawa–Kraków: Ossolineum 2003.

Published
2020-01-02
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