Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 88 No. 3, 2018.
Original scientific paper
The Role and Contribution of Women in Building the Culture of Dialogue and Collaboration in the Church
Josip Bošnjaković
orcid.org/0000-0002-2324-8717
; Catholic Faculty of Theology in Đakovo, University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Đakovo, Croatia
Abstract
The relation between women and men in the Church is realised on the basis of reciprocal equality and dissimilarity. In mutual cooperation and dialogue they enrich themselves and create the culture of dialogue. By their activity women maintain the awareness of the whole Church for what is important in society and church. Comprehension, contribution, and understanding of women in society and in Church have their similarities and differences. However, the genius of women is realised in both of these spheres, in church as well as in society. Fundamental value that women embodiedthroughout the history of the Church is value of serving that finds its ideal, inspiration, and complete realisation in The Servant of God. Apart from that, women are essentially present in the Church in many other ways, so it is necessary to recognise whatthey have been doing in the Church from its beginning. The poor valuation of contribution of women in building of culture of dialogue and cooperation is also due to depiction of women themselves about their own identity and mission. Therefore, women are called especially to assertively build the Church community by presenting their own proposals, views, ideas, doubts, and troubles. By looking towards the future we are aware that active changes in Church will be brought especially by the young generation of women. Among priorities of recognition of contribution of women, we believe that it is of utmost necessity to value their already active work in different areas. We see inclusion of women in the formation and upbringing of seminarians and priests as a possible challenge. This ought to be realised in a manner that respects integrity and distinctiveness of mission of women and men that is being realized in Church in different already existing ways, while offering new and creative suggestions and staying close to every human being.
Keywords
woman; Church; culture; dialogue; collaboration; service.
Hrčak ID:
207875
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Publication date:
8.11.2018.
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