Repozytorium Instytucjonalne Polskiego Towarzystwa Teologicznego: Recent submissions
Wyświetlanie pozycji 21-40 z 181
-
Georgia’s Democracy on The Edge, Continuity and Change
(Unum Press, 2025)This article examines Georgia’s transition to democracy, focusing on key historical periods and political shifts. It highlights Shevardnadze’s presidency and patron-client relations, the Rose Revolution, Saakashvili’s ... -
Religion in Electoral Autocracy: The Case Alevi Bektashi Culture and Cemevi Directorate of Turkey
(Unum Press, 2025)Democratization in Turkey has never been a straightforward process. Turkey, like other democratic societies, relies on unwritten social contracts, including the Turkishness and Muslimness Contracts. While democratization ... -
The genocide in Rwanda – an example of nationalism and extremism
(Unum Press, 2025)The Rwandan genocide, which unfolded over 100 days in 1994, resulted in the deaths of 800,000 to 1 million people, primarily Tutsis, along with Hutus who opposed the massacres. The genocide stemmed from long-standing ... -
Democratic Decline in Georgia and Its Impact on Georgia’s Political Approximation with the European Union
(Unum Press, 2025)The political crisis in Georgia reflects ongoing challenges in its democratic development, marked by strained relations with the EU and the US. The Georgian Dream party faces accusations of undermining democratic institutions, ... -
The problem of demos – limitation of an active suffrage for a convicted person who committed a particularly serious crime
(Unum Press, 2025)The problem of disenfranchising individuals convicted of particularly serious crimes presents significant challenges to democratic principles. While democracy emphasizes equal participation, certain exceptions – such as ... -
Not too young to run: lowering the voting age and enhancing democracy through youth political engagement
(Unum Press, 2025)In Georgia, little is said about young people’s right to participate in political life. As a result, the voices of young people are not fully heard by the state, which ultimately contributes to political disengagement among ... -
Challenges and opportunities for women in a Religious Context
(Unum Press, 2025)This paper explores the challenges and opportunities for women in religious contexts, focusing on the role of women within Christian traditions. It examines the historical and theological foundations of gender roles in ... -
The healthcare system and medical sciences as an area of populism – a review of the issue
(Unum Press, 2025)This article explores the intersection of populism with healthcare systems and medical sciences, emphasizing the vulnerability of these fields to populist narratives. It examines how the complexity of healthcare systems, ... -
Moving Past Fear and Secular Control: Reimagining Normative Democratic Theory with Pragmatic Neutrality, a Utilitarian Metaethics of Religion, and the Ethos of Reconciled Difference
(Unum Press, 2025)Liberal democracies frequently grapple with fears arising from religious pluralism and its perceived potential to disrupt the secular public order. Post-Enlightenment normative democratic theories, notably those advanced ... -
Theory of gender performativity as an example of deconstructionism threatening democracy
(Unum Press, 2025)This article examines Judith Butler’s theory of gender performativity as an example of deconstructionism that challenges democratic norms. It contextualizes her ideas within the framework of third-wave feminism, exploring ... -
Neuroscientist Insights into Threats to Democracy and the Nexus of Science and Faith
(Unum Press, 2025)The author highlights a need for an interdisciplinary approach to understanding complex human experiences at the intersection of neuroscience, theology, social sciences, and political science. By integrating insights from ... -
O instrumentalnych przymierzach religii z polityką
(Unum Press, 2025)Rozdział porusza kwestię relacji między polityką a religią z perspektywy aksjologicznej, podkreślając różnice w ich odpowiednich systemach wartości. Zostaną również zbadane różne formy współpracy między polityką a religią, ... -
Biblical-exegetical perspectives on democracy in the horizon of synodal structures in society and church
(Unum Press, 2025)This article explores biblical-exegetical perspectives on democracy in the context of synodal structures in the Church and society. Although the concept of “democracy” (δημοκρατία) is absent from the Bible, and the terms ... -
Transcendental Dimension of Human Dignity in Joseph Ratzinger’s Evaluation of Normativity
(Unum Press, 2025)Observing the ramifications of relativism in various spheres of social life, Joseph Ratzinger proposed that nature and reason, rooted in the Creative Reason of God, are the source of law. This opens up the question of ... -
Democratic implications of the synodal path in Germany
(Unum Press, 2025)In Germany, the issue of power within the Catholic Church became central to the Synodal Path, initiated in 2019 by the German Bishops’ Conference and the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) in response to the 2018 ... -
Democracy – Populism – Nationalism: An Attempt to Read the Encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” of Pope Francis
(Unum Press, 2025)The author analyzes the encyclical Fratelli Tutti (2020), focusing on Pope Francis’s description and evaluation of democracy and the related phenomena of populism and nationalism. The Pope highlights both the negative and ... -
The growing right-wing populism as a practical theological challenge
(Unum Press, 2025)The dangers to which democracy is exposed are as old as democracy itself. At present, the successes of right-wing populist or extreme right-wing parties in almost all European countries are a cause for concern. In Germany, ... -
The importance of democracy for German schools
(Unum Press, 2025)
