Problemy moralne, religijne i narodowe na podstawie dziennika Bogdana Jańskiego (1830-1839)

Abstract

The Diary of B. Janski which concentrates between 1830-1839 was published as late as 160 years after the authors demise (Rome 2000). It contains ample notes on the biography of the founder of the Congregation of the Resurrection (p. 814) and is an authentic example of the dramatic life one of the most eminent workers of Polish socio-religious emigration of the 19th century. Janski’s memoirs present the reader with a very complicated personality; on the one hand burdened with the awareness’s of evil and inability of overcoming it and on the other dreaming about embarking on a great mission for the good of the entire humanity. Jasiński followed the ideas of the Saint-Simonists movement which involved the rejection of bad habits; this in turn allowed him to achieve moral liberation including both moral and physical freedom. The important part of the Diary is dedicated to the socio-political and patriotic issues; among the latter ones a highly original idea of the National Service Brotherhood. As we read in one of the extracts from the Diary (s. 354): „the existence of the Brotherhood is necessary to achieve the complete religious revival of the people, the improvement of the morals as well as the national customs, and subsequently spreading education and welfare. These would make the Nation strong and educated in order to resist egoistic and false democracy, false philosophy and godless industrialism”.