Możliwości pracy nad antykiem chrześcijańskim i jego propagowania w Polsce

Abstract

I. The popular demand for the ancient Christianity is very slender because of: a) devaluation of humanities, b) spreading materialistic outlook on life, c) faint knowledge of the ancient Christianity even among the clergy. II. The staff of specialists is scarce. The schooling of new workers is becoming a burning necessity, but it comes across great obstructions: 1. Other theological subjects are considered as more important for priests. 2. Laic graduates who complete a course of the ancient Christianity do riot find jobs prepared for them. 3. Lack of a separate research institute. 4. The reseaich work in this field requires a longer period for preparations (knowledge of classical and modern languages is necessary as well of theology and ancient culture). 5. There are no properly developed research centers and a common plane for people working on the ancient Christianity to communicate on; no specialistic periodical is edited. 6. There is no specialistic library; it is difficult to arrange proper conditions for work. 7. Possibilities of publication are very faint, no library edition exists. III. Besides translating Old-Christian texts, research work should be carried on. A suggestion for undertaking a complex problem: The reception of the ancient Christianity in Poland. IV. Prospects of propagation of the ancient Christianity: First, interest must be aroused by means of the spoken word, articles in the Catholic press (it would be desirable to attain a permanent column), books of the popularizing character, translations of properly chosen anthologies.