The formation of presbyters for the work with non-believers in Poland

Authors

  • Dariusz Lipiec The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Keywords:

formation of presbyters, ongoing formation, formation of priests, dialogue with non-believers, atheism

Abstract

The article presents the ways of preparation of priests for the work with non- believers. The author enumerates the dimensions of the priestly formation: human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral. Human and spiritual formations require deepening of the presbyters’ spirituality as well as the formation of the humanistic attitude which is the basis for establishing and leading a dialogue with non-believers. The implementation of intellectual formation requires study- ing the contemporary philosophical currents which constitute the basis of the current cultural changes as well as of the social transformations. In the pastoral formation presbyters are to gain new pastorals skills which are adequate to the current challenges as well as deepen the skills of making proper use of the pastoral experience which they had gained.

Author Biography

Dariusz Lipiec, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

REV. DARIUSZ LIPIEC, Prof. PhD, Hab, is a priest of the Diocese of Siedlce, professor of pastoral theology at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (JPII KUL), and a researcher and educator in the Institute of Theology at JPII KUL. He is a member of the Learned Society of the Catholic University of Lublin, the Polish Society of Pastoralists, the Polish Academy of Sciences, and PosT-Netzwerks der mittel-und osteuropeischäischen Pastoraltheologinnen und Pastoraltheologen. He wrote the monographs Duszpasterstwo niewidomych i słabowidzących w Polsce. Studium pastoralne [Care for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Poland: A Pastoral] (2011) and Formacja pastoralna młodych prezbiterów w diecezjach w Polsce. Studium teologicznopastoralne [Pastoral Formation of Young Priests in Polish Dioceses: A Theological and Pastoral Study] (2020). He is also the editor and co-editor of several anthologies, the author of several dozen articles on pastoral theology, but specifically on organizing pastoral care, the lay apostolate, and the pastoral care of those with disabilities.

ORCID 0000-0002-8890-2062

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Published

2022-12-30

How to Cite

Lipiec, D. (2022). The formation of presbyters for the work with non-believers in Poland. Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej, 21, 5-15. Retrieved from https://rtk.uwb.edu.pl/index.php/rtk/article/view/30

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PASTORAL THEOLOGY