Idea Miłosierdzia Bożego wobec egzystencjalnych niepokojów współczesnego świata

The need of the present times speaks for bringing the face of a merciful God once again. The concept of ”mercy” is often neglected today, and it even hinders modern man, who, through the previously unknown development of science and technology, more than ever in the human history, has subdued the earth and became its master. The awareness of man’s loneliness, his alienation from the community of the world, tradition and religion, and the conviction that he – man – is the creator of his own humanity, have become dominant. Life itself becomes the central value for him, not the immortality of life. The only content he has left are his whims and desires devoid of permanent and certain measures – doomed to variables determined by the condition and social situation – values. His existence was revealed to him in all its nakedness and fragility, arousing fear and concern with regard to loneliness, illness and death. And yet, through her life, Saint Faustine Kowalska showed unlimited trust in God’s mercy, thus opening herself to the action of grace, which allowed her to give her life the right purpose. This purpose of life is determined by faith, which for many followers of Christ became the foundation of their lives.

Dobry kryminał

Contemporary Polish criminal novel is subjected to dynamic changes. The achievements of forensic sciences and the evolving tastes of readers have an influence on it. Hence, the determinants of the quality of criminal novels are changing. Moreover, those features that scholars consider valuable are often perceived by young readers as faults of literary works. Therefore, it is worth reflecting on the efforts of authors and publishers and the possibilities of influencing the reading culture of the young generation.

„Mowa dziejów, mądrość poezji. Szkice” – nowa książka prof. dra hab. Gustawa Ostasza

The author of the review presents and evaluates Gustaw Ostasz’s book. He draws attention to the multitude of articles it contains and their diversity: there are sketches, reviews, studies - analyzes and interpretations of poems, as well as reflections on the achievements of selected writers. The author recommends the book to students, teachers and literary researchers.

„622 upadki” Witkacego w listach do żony o żonach

The article is a view of relation that bonds Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz and Jadwiga Unrug-Witkiewicz that emerges from his mails to the wife. His view of imperfect relationship of man and woman, marriage, a relation towards the sacrament, offspring, love and faithfulness contains the traces of God’s reality.

W poszukiwaniu tego, co Inne. Współczesne reportaże podróżnicze jako opowieści o Inności

The article focuses on contemporary travel reportage represented by Martyna Wojciechowska, Tomek Michniewicz and Przemek Kossakowski. The texts selected by the author for analysis tell about the unknown. The author of the article puts forward the thesis that modern travel reports are stories about multidimensional otherness. Article also includes a typology of ways of talking about the phenomenon of dissimilarity. Author distinguishes three types of relating to unknown, which are represented by the authors of reports selected for the analysis. It is an emotional, exploratory, and spiritual type.

„Wierszem można odkorkować duszę” – o sacrum w twórczości Wacława Oszajcy

Wacław Oszajca is a Polish Jesuit, journalist, poet and publicist. His work is mainly focused around Christianity related matters. A Jesuit uses the category of the sacred as a synonym for what is saint. It defines the sacred as a force that puts together the chaos of everyday life, it is the Absolute, thanks to which we can reach faith in the infinity of the world. Oszajca tries to provoke the reader into thinking about the presence of the sacred in his life and shows that the division into the sacred and the profane should be removed. His work is a proof of adoration of everyday life and faith in a merciful but righteous God. When writing, he often uses contrasts and paradoxes, but above all his poetry is full of humor and joy.

Rola dramy i technik dramowych w kształceniu umiejętności lekturowych

The article shows that the drama and staging techniques have a multi-dimensional effect on primary school students’ versatile development. The author – Polish language teacher in a primary school – presents the examples of the usage of drama during the lesson and their benefits.

Teatr czasu wojny 1939–1945 w świetle zadań i wartości

The publication describes the activity of Polish theater during the Second World War. It is an attempt to look at theater from the perspective of the tasks and values it presented in this particularly difficult period. The article describes the functioning of open and underground theaters and theaters operating in concentration camps. The above-mentioned activities cannot be reduced to one formula or a specific species. In these conditions, the artistic level and innovation of many performances amaze. Paradoxically, this most dramatic theater achieved its greatest autonomy during the occupation. It has become a useful tool for restoring human dignity and art.

Analiza felietonu w szkole ponadpodstawowej z perspektywy komunikacyjno-pragmatycznej

The article concerns the reading and recognition by students of the genre features of a newspaper column during Polish language lessons in high school. The author recalls the story of the column and the contemporary definition of this journalistic genre. It discusses the most important features, structure and varieties, the sender - recipient relationship. It also talks about the linguistic style of the column.

Egodokumenty mistyczek polskich w świetle teorii tekstu

The article defines the methods of analyzing ego-documents of contemporary Polish ”female-mystics”, based on the tools developed in the theory of the text. This type of research approach helps to establish ”how” the text is structured as opposed to ”what” is its semantic content and obscures it. Well, both the personality of the „female-mystics” and the course of their relations with transcendent persons are imprinted more in the structure of the text than in its content. The accounts deserve attention, as we only reflect on documents that are ”mystical” dialogues. These forms can pose the most difficulties for researchers (the diaries of Maria Faustyna Kowalska and Alicja Lenczewska were used for exemplification). Their coherence is problematic – the key distinguishing feature of the text – and its conditions: the existence of a frame, metatextual and isotopic factors, relations: mind-body, personal criteria in the phrases: ”to someone” and ”for someone” and performative properties; the linguistic view of the world (LVW) of both the author and the recipient of the text plays a special role in research strategies. In investigating the structure of the text, it is also important to capture the limit of expressing the spiritual reality. Writing ”mystical” texts is based on constant struggles, an inevitable and risky compromise between the temporal meaning and the ultimate truth, which is still unavailable for the ”mystic” or turns out to be impossible to articulate. There is a third situation where articulation is not only impossible but pointless, and it concerns people who have reached the end and experience themselves in God.