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• Religious Upbringing in Family

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  Maria Szymańska

  Zbigniew Marek

  Anna Walulik

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  626

  The article is aimed at eliciting the deep, profound meaning of the religious upbringing of the human who is endangered nowadays with the loss or reduction of his/ her own identity, the identity of community, particularly family. This upbringing infusing the integrity of the personal, and society can be seen in the human's integral development covering the centre of a person’s being, his/ her spirituality. Spirituality can be seen from different perspectives. Spirituality aligned with religious upbringing awakens reflection upon how necessary it is to consider it one of the most important factors for determining complex human development. Therefore, the aspect of the religious upbringing in family is undertaken by the authors of this article, who would like to exemplify the importance of it in the reference to the Diary written by Anna Potocka from the Działyńscy. The author belongs to that famous noble family in Poland, who successfully helped others in expressing their love to God.

• The Pedagogy of Witness. An Anthropological-Kreygmatic Perspective by Zbigniew Marek SJ & Anna Walulik CSFN – the Reflective Challenge for Education

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  Maria Szymańska

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  288

  Review of the book The pedagogy of witness. An anthropological-kreygmatic perspective, by Zbigniew Marek SJ & Anna Walulik CSFN

• Truth in the light of Parker J. Palmer’s metaphorical understanding of education as a spiritual journey

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  Maria Szymańska

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  39

  The aim of this article is to highlight the importance of truth as one of the most essential attributes of spirituality, determining the qualitative function of educational subjects, and education, in general. Appropriate understanding and practice of the truth, in conjunction with other values/virtues such as obedience to truth, love, faith, prayer, courage, humility, etc., foster building a friendship between teachers and students, based on a dialogue about the truth. According to Parker J. Palmer’s research, these values/virtues constitute the foundation for exploring the metaphor of education as a spiritual journey, enabling schools to overcome obstacles on the path to building a civilization of Love and Peace. The hermeneutic analysis of the contents leads to the conclusion that educational systems need to be reformed to address the authentic good of humanity. This will require a focus on building school autonomy based on the values/virtues that make for the spiritual approach to education and upbringing.