Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 81 No. 1, 2011.
Preliminary communication
Bogoslovska smotra after the Democratic Changes: Theological Thought and Life of the Church
Stjepan Baloban
orcid.org/0000-0002-3138-3222
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
As the oldest Croatian theological periodical after the democratic changes in Croatia in 1990, the Bogoslovska smotra continued to successfully combine »nova et vetera«, that is, the new relating to editing techniques, equipping and scientific qualification of articles and the old relating to the quality of the articles it published. The author brings a panoramic periodical of vital directions that signify the Bogoslovska smotra in that period under the guise of two aspects. In the first section entitled Loyal tradition the author stresses that the Smotra continued to release works by Croatian theologians and philosophers of various orientations who satisfy scientific criteria according to new scientific qualifications as well as articles following significant symposiums and anniversaries. The author particularly emphasises part two of the article: New topics and inter-disciplinary endeavours from three points of view: »Changes in selecting topics for the Theological-Pastoral Week«, »Socio-religious research and research projects«, and »Dies Theologicus«. On the one hand, social-ethical and pastoral-practical topics dominate here specially focussing on relations between the Church and society that is the role and place of Christians in public life. On the other hand, emphasis is placed on inter-disciplinary cooperation between theologians and other scientists and empirical research under the leadership of professors from the Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Zagreb with the results being published in the Bogoslovska smotra. Articles in this context give the Bogoslovska smotra significant contribution not only to developing theological thought and life of the Church but also towards shaping Croatian theological culture. The author concludes that perhaps the greatest contribution of the Bogoslovska smotra in the period observed is the opportunity opened on its pages to inter-disciplinary endeavours, that is, the interface of theology with other scientific disciplines.
Keywords
Croatian theological thought; Croatian religious culture; inter-disciplinary cooperation; Dies Theologicus; Croatian theologians
Hrčak ID:
66578
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Publication date:
12.4.2011.
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