Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.34075/cs.57.2.5
The Church in the world. The origin and development of the theological journal
Ante Mateljan
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Abstract
The author starts from the situation before the Second World War when the List of the Diocese of Split and Makarska was published, which will be somewhat extinguished during the Second World War, and with the arrival of the communist government it will be completely extinguished. When Dr. Frane Franić was appointed bishop of Split, he tried to revive the Vjesnik biskupije, which he succeeded in doing when he took over the administration of the diocese as an apostolic administrator (1954). In it, in addition to information and pastoral texts, he brought reports and comments on the sessions of the Second Vatican Council in which he participated. In 1966, in collaboration with several enthusiasts, he began publishing the Church in the World, which was conceived as a continuation of the Official Gazette (by which Archbishop Franić primarily wanted to avoid obstacles from the then authorities), but immediately grew into a journal of theological, philosophical, ecclesiastical and social issues. The history of the Church in the World magazine can be divided into three periods. From 1966 to 1969, when its formal editor was Dr. Frane Franić, the key topics were post-conciliar renewal. In the period from 1970 to 1991, when it was edited by Dr. Drago Šimundža, the topic expanded to social and cultural issues and the magazine reached an enviable theological and social relevance. The third period, from 1992 until today, when its editors were Dr. sc. Nediljko Ante Ančić (1992-2013), Ph.D. Ante Mateljan (2013-2014), Ph.D. Mladen Parlov (2015 - 2020) and Ph.D. Ivan Bodrožić (since 2020), was marked by the formation of the scientific theological journal Theology in Split, and since 1999 the Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Split, with the reach of categorization A1 (journal with international review), which is today.
Keywords
Theological Journals; Church in the World; Frane Franić; Catholic Publishing
Hrčak ID:
279517
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2022.
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