Piotr Roszak
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1004619 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Piotr Roszak |
| PRENOMES | Piotr |
| SOBRENOME | Roszak |
| ASSINATURA | ROSZAK P |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Nicolaus Copernicus University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2723-2667 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 44 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Is Aquinas’s Approach to predestination Biblical? Scriptural Sources of Thomistic Interpretation of Predestination
The article examines the biblical foundations of Thomas Aquinas’s doctrine of predestination, showing that his approach cannot be reduced to a purely philosophical or speculative framework. Aquinas’s theology of predestination is deeply rooted in Scripture, particularly in Pauline texts such as Romans 8–9 and Ephesians 1, and is inseparable from Christology and the doctrine of grace. By analyzing his biblical commentaries, the study demonstrates …
Hope for Resurrection in Old Testament according to Aquinas
This article examines Thomas Aquinas’s interpretation of Old Testament texts concerning the hope of resurrection. In contrast to the limitations of the historical-critical method, Aquinas develops a participatory exegesis in which biblical history is animated by the Spirit and oriented toward Christ’s Passion and Resurrection. The study explores Aquinas’s treatment of Adam, Job, Isaiah and Psalmists showing how their hope can be understood as imp…
Religion, Cognitive Trust, and Critical Thinking
Contemporary debates in the cognitive science of religion often portray religiosity as cognitively weak, manipulable, and opposed to critical thinking. This article challenges such reductionist interpretations by proposing a Thomistic framework for understanding religion as a source of cognitive trust and epistemic resilience. Drawing on the epistemology of Thomas Aquinas, we argue that faith is a rational act of the intellect—not blind assent bu…
Exegetical practices in the School of Salamanca
This article examines the interpretation of the Pauline Epistles within the intellectual milieu of sixteenth-century Salamanca, understood as a continuation and transformation of medieval exegetical culture. Focusing on figures commonly associated with the School of Salamanca—Francisco de Vitoria, Melchor Cano, Domingo de Soto, Domingo Báñez, and Fray Luis de León—the study analyses how Pauline exegesis functioned at the intersection of scholasti…
Social, Health, and Religious Contexts of Caminophilia
Pilgrimage and the Therapeutic Processes of Spiritual Reintegration in Medjugorje
Sacred Space under Pressure. Overpilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago
This article investigates the emerging phenomenon of overpilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago, understood as a distinct form of overtourism within a sacred context. The study aims to identify the main drivers of the massification of pilgrimage and to evaluate its implications for the spiritual, cultural, and social dimensions of the Camino. Drawing on recent scholarship, policy documents, and case studies from Santiago de Compostela and selected …
Consensus Ecclesiae
Current sociological and theological observations point to the existence of a phenomenon known as “de-churching” in Western countries. Within the Church, there has been a long-standing discussion on the relativisation of some points of the doctrine and the dilution of the notion of consensus in the Church in favour of what could even be described as deliberate multiplicity that does not need to be reconciled. In this perspective, I would like to …
Is the Rosary Still Relevant? Exploring its Impact on Mental Health and Well-Being
Religion and Growth in Resilience
Stereotypes frequently associate religion with rigid beliefs, pathological behaviors, or a moral code that, according to critics, engenders guilt, limits personal freedom (Nietzsche), and alienates individuals from authentic lived experience (Marx and Freud). Historically, religion has often been reduced and explained through various perspectives across different disciplines, often leading to psychological, neurological, evolutionary, and socio-f…
Religion as ‘Social Good
This article explores the evolving perception of religion as a social good within public theology against the backdrop of modern secularism. Beginning with the historical shift towards hostility against religion, particularly from the Enlightenment and subsequent movements like Marxism and new atheism, the article traces how religion’s public role diminished. However, it argues that religion is re-emerging as a positive societal force, even as it…
The urban pilgrimage route in the co-production of walkable cities
What Is Scripture for Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas defines theology (sacra doctrina) as the communication of wisdom that comes from God and leads to Him. What is important here, according to Thomas, is to read the Bible as a whole and not as a cluster of random books. Revelation, and the testimony of it which is the Bible, cannot be reduced to a mere literal communication of divine truth. More fundamental than the biblical words (verba) themselves is the reality (res) to which …
Urban Piety & Camino de Santiago
Pilgrims traveling to Santiago carried with them new forms of saint worship observed along the way, while also maintaining their religious customs from their hometowns. During the Middle Ages, it was often urban dwellers who embarked on these pilgrimages. En route to Compostela, they found support in the cities they passed through, receiving hospital care and accommodations, and participating in city life, particularly during festivities. However…
Perceptions of science, religion and spirituality in high school students
Many questions arise regarding the compatibility between scientific and religious education. While some voices have pointed to issues that stem from a traditional model in which science becomes a factor or religious crisis and doubt, other views reveal surprising forms of collaboration and complementarity between both dimensions in the educational curriculum. To better understand how those directly involved – the students – perceive that possible…
Lectura tomista de san Pablo y su actualidad
La exégesis bíblica de santo Tomás se suele tratar como obsoleta debido a una comprensión del significado literal diferente al moderno, no reducido a la intención del autor humano, y también debido a la interpretación de pasajes individuales relacionados con su desconocimiento de idiomas originales. A pesar de estas diferencias, algunos exégetas contemporáneos lo elogian: por comprender correctamente las intenciones de san Pablo, por la correcta …
Exploring the Transformative Aftereffects of Religious Experiences on Pilgrims Along the Camino de Santiago in Spain
This study examines religious experiences (REs) and their transformative aftereffects (TAs) among pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago. Analyzing 32 travelogue testimonies and survey data from 501 participants, it identifies three key dimensions of post-RE transformations: heightened Unity and Love, a strong commitment to the Apostolic Mission, and expanded Spirituality, Wisdom, and Detachment. Pilgrims report a shift toward greater love, unity wit…
The Camino de Santiago as a ‘Spiritual Journey’
According to many surveys, the pilgrimage along the Way of St James (Camino de. Santiago) can lead to spiritual benefits, but there is some disagreement about this because these benefits can be associated with the pilgrim's motivation. This article presents a conceptual framework for understanding the phenomenon of pilgrimages to Compostela and their impact on human spiritual well-being. Many diaries mention various positive psychological effects…
Religion and Cognitive Safety
The original justice in the context of natural sciences
The picture of the beginnings of humankind presented by natural science is often contrasted with what is conveyed in Scripture. It has been pointed out that the Edenic state before sin – which we refer to as original justice – was a time of absolute perfection in which there was no room for any deficiency. According to Thomas Aquinas, however, this picture conflicts with what Paradise was as a state on the way to Heaven. For Aquinas, the differen…
Not Only Coping
In describing the Christian moral ethos, Thomas Aquinas draws attention to the way in which adversities, trials or afflictions are overcome. This paper analyzes two types of resilience present in Aquinas’s thought as well as their sources and manifestations. The first type, moral resilience, is based on the virtue of fortitude, which governs human behavior in the face of great fear. With regard to the second type of resilience, the focus is on sh…
A many-analysts approach to the relation between religiosity and well-being
The relation between religiosity and well-being is one of the most researched topics in the psychology of religion, yet the directionality and robustness of the effect remains debated. Here, we adopted a many-analysts approach to assess the robustness of this relation based on a new cross-cultural dataset (N=10,535 participants from 24 countries). We recruited 120 analysis teams to investigate (1) whether religious people self-report higher well-…
Faith-based education in Polish public schools – From battleground to common ground
From Tourist to Pilgrim
This article presents an analysis of the current challenges to the identity of the Christian pilgrim in the face of the dynamic growth of religious tourism. The semantic inflation that results in every wanderer being described as a pilgrim implies a new configuration of pastoral care, especially in terms of responding to the perceived “consumerism of the sacred.” In the context of Zygmunt Bauman’s observations concerning the transformation of the…
Imperfectly perfect universe? Emerging natural order in Thomas Aquinas
Scientific data indicate that violence is involved in the emergence of higher forms of life from lower forms. This seems incompatible with the God of Christian revelation, who is the source of love and mercy. Current attempts to explain this tension usually focus on two approaches: the ‘gift of freedom’ (McLeish) or the ‘only way’ theory (Southgate). I will argue that Thomas Aquinas’ understanding of nature is able to provide an interesting frame…
Mute Sacrum. Faith and Its Relation to Heritage on Camino de Santiago
The problem of recognizing the true motivations of secular pilgrims is often experienced on the Camino de Santiago. The faith of pilgrims seems to be hidden under the cover of many behaviors of contemporary pilgrims. At the same time on the Camino de Santiago, there could be observed a significant change in how the sacred is perceived by pilgrims: their experience is more related to "time" or "relation/event", than "place". The clue is the correc…
Popular Piety and Devotion to Parish Patrons in Poland and Spain, 1948-98
This paper will show the dynamics of change in the celebration of the parish patron's day at the turn of several decades (before and after the Second Vatican Council) at a Marian shrine in Poland and the cult of Cross from Monjardin in Spain. It will refer to various forms of ritual which are manifestations of popular piety: cultural expressions, services, prayers and songs which form part of the veneration of Our Lady of Sorrows, Chełmno and the…
Religion and Cognitive Safety
The Challenging Future of Pilgrimage after the Pandemic
During the COVID-19 period, many authors observed changes occurring in pilgrimage along the Way of Saint James. Pandemics have appeared many times in the history of this route, causing changes in the behavior of pilgrims and their environment, such as improvements in healthcare. In this paper, we begin by examining the new contributions that the pandemic has made to the contemporary religious experience of the Camino. The pandemic can be read in …
From Tourist to Pilgrim
This article presents an analysis of the current challenges to the identity of the Christian pilgrim in the face of the dynamic growth of religious tourism. The semantic inflation that results in every wanderer being described as a pilgrim implies a new configuration of pastoral care, especially in terms of responding to the perceived “consumerism of the sacred.” In the context of Zygmunt Bauman’s observations concerning the transformation of the…
Text, Method, or Goal? On What Really Matters in Biblical Thomism
This article presents the history and main assumptions of biblical Thomism, which began with an attempt to restore interest in the biblical commentaries of Thomas Aquinas, but has managed to develop its own methodological procedure. The key to understanding it may be the idea of integration. Biblical Thomismism is thomistic in a mode that allows for, and encourages, direct engagement with theological and exegetical resources. Its aim is bringing …
Reading Sacred Scripture with Thomas Aquinas
Analogical Understanding of Divine Causality in Thomas Aquinas
The article presents the question of understanding divine causality and its analogical character in the context of Thomas Aquinas’s teaching on Divine Providence. Analyzing Aquinas’s texts concerning the relation of God’s action towards nature and its activities it is necessary to emphasize the proper understanding of mutual relations between secondary causes and the primary cause which are not on the same level. Influenced by the reflection of M…
A Pilgrim Blessing – an Alluring Folklore or Expression of Piety? Theological Insights from the Camino de Santiago
A Pilgrim Blessing -an Alluring Folklore or Expression of Piety? Theological Insights from the Camino de
Is Religion Only Utilitarian? Evolutionary Cognitive Science of Religion Through a Thomistic Lens
The cognitive and evolutionary science of religion has found new and interesting ways to describe and interpret religion and religious behaviour. The main working framework of cognitive and evolutionary approaches considers religion only in the perspective of its usefulness for the survival of the individual or group. We named this “the utilitarian framework of religion.” After the introduction into these scientific disciplines, we provided a wid…
Popular Piety and Devotion to Parish Patrons in Poland and Spain, 1948-98
This paper will show the dynamics of change in the celebration of the parish patron's day at the turn of several decades (before and after the Second Vatican Council) at a Marian shrine in Poland and the cult of Cross from Monjardin in Spain. It will refer to various forms of ritual which are manifestations of popular piety: cultural expressions, services, prayers and songs which form part of the veneration of Our Lady of Sorrows, Chełmno and the…
Mute Sacrum. Faith and Its Relation to Heritage on Camino de Santiago
The problem of recognizing the true motivations of secular pilgrims is often experienced on the Camino de Santiago. The faith of pilgrims seems to be hidden under the cover of many behaviors of contemporary pilgrims. At the same time on the Camino de Santiago, there could be observed a significant change in how the sacred is perceived by pilgrims: their experience is more related to "time" or "relation/event", than "place". The clue is the correc…
Sacramental view of creation
This review article summarises and engages critically with two books published by ATF Press in 2017 and 2020. One of them is Denis Edwards’s book that reflects his theological approach to nature, divine action and environmental ethics. The second book is a series of papers inspired by his theological approach. The great merit consists of establishing a fresh meaning of nature from the theological perspective. The article gathers three main themes…
Microaggressions and discriminatory behaviour towards religious education teachers in polish schools
The article presents the results of a qualitative survey conducted in 2019, in which 2.558 catholic religious education (RE) teachers working in state schools participated. The results indicate the existence of various forms of microaggressions towards religion teachers at school. First, the article analyses the relation between RE teachers and the management within the school environment – therein parents, other teachers and students – concernin…
Introduction to the Special Issue
In these "pandemic years" a number of scientific and humanistic questions arise
The Sacramental Approach to the Sacred in Thomistic Perspective
The main challenge of theology is the adequate manner of the transmission of what is sacred and belongs to the transcendent order by means of appropriate categories of immanent religious language. In history, there was a debate between the univocal and equivocal approach, but the main Christian rules of telling about the sacred were shaped by Thomas Aquinas, who proposed analogy as a fundamental tool: in the middle of similarity there is still gr…
Moral Aspects of Imaginative Art in Thomas Aquinas
For Thomas Aquinas, the imagination, being one of the "inner senses", is a doorway to attain true knowledge. In this paper, we first analyze his lexicon in this regard (imaginatio and phantasia). Second, we discuss imagination as the subject matter of the intellectual virtues, which facilitate cognition and judgment. The development of imagination is the foundation of his vision of education not only on the natural but also on the supernatural le…
Imperfectly perfect universe? Emerging natural order in Thomas Aquinas
Scientific data indicate that violence is involved in the emergence of higher forms of life from lower forms. This seems incompatible with the God of Christian revelation, who is the source of love and mercy. Current attempts to explain this tension usually focus on two approaches: the ‘gift of freedom’ (McLeish) or the ‘only way’ theory (Southgate). I will argue that Thomas Aquinas’ understanding of nature is able to provide an interesting frame…
Is It Harmful? A Thomistic Perspective on Risk Science in Social Welfare
The Ministry of Religious Congregations to People Affected by the Sars-CoV-2 Coronavirus in Poland
Religious Freedom, Cybersecurity, and the Stability of Society
Although religious freedom significantly affects certain people, the guarantees for its observance also have implications for the quality of social life and the security of the state. Polarization and conflict between religious groups is not only a conflict for new believers, but also contributes to the weakening of the internal state. It seems that one of the elements of such a destabilization of states is the promotion and lack of reaction to t…
Coping and Resilience Strategies among Ukraine War Refugees
(1) Background: The war in Ukraine has triggered a huge humanitarian crisis: millions of refugees have escaped from their homes looking for shelter beyond Ukraine's borders. This emergency offers a unique opportunity to investigate and to document those characteristics of the human condition that emerge in exceptional circumstances provoked by war. Based on considerations derived from recent studies on resilience, the research at the base of this…
Does it work? A scholastic epistemology perspective on evidence-based practice in social welfare
Contemporary “knowledge” relies increasingly on probabilistic data. A key example is the “evidence” for the effectiveness of health and social welfare interventions. Such claims to “knowing” require an epistemological underpinning. This paper explores the concept of probabilistic knowledge, evidence and “proof” which underpin claims for the effectiveness of social welfare interventions from the perspective of scholastic epistemology. It provides …
Text, Method, or Goal? On What Really Matters in Biblical Thomism
This article presents the history and main assumptions of biblical Thomism, which began with an attempt to restore interest in the biblical commentaries of Thomas Aquinas, but has managed to develop its own methodological procedure. The key to understanding it may be the idea of integration. Biblical Thomismism is thomistic in a mode that allows for, and encourages, direct engagement with theological and exegetical resources. Its aim is bringing …
Marian Devotion on the Camino de Santiago during the Middle Ages
This article presents the theological basis of Marian devotion on the medieval Camino de Santiago and its manifestation in the form of Marian advocacies (Virgen Peregrina, Virgen del Camino). The presence of the cult of the Virgin Mary on the pilgrimage route to Compostela, closely linked to the Jacobean tradition from the very beginning, grows out of the main Mariological trend in the Middle Ages, expressed in the synthesis of Thomas Aquinas. Ho…
The Challenging Future of Pilgrimage after the Pandemic
During the COVID-19 period, many authors observed changes occurring in pilgrimage along the Way of Saint James. Pandemics have appeared many times in the history of this route, causing changes in the behavior of pilgrims and their environment, such as improvements in healthcare. In this paper, we begin by examining the new contributions that the pandemic has made to the contemporary religious experience of the Camino. The pandemic can be read in …
The original justice in the context of natural sciences
The picture of the beginnings of humankind presented by natural science is often contrasted with what is conveyed in Scripture. It has been pointed out that the Edenic state before sin – which we refer to as original justice – was a time of absolute perfection in which there was no room for any deficiency. According to Thomas Aquinas, however, this picture conflicts with what Paradise was as a state on the way to Heaven. For Aquinas, the differen…
Not Only Coping
In describing the Christian moral ethos, Thomas Aquinas draws attention to the way in which adversities, trials or afflictions are overcome. This paper analyzes two types of resilience present in Aquinas’s thought as well as their sources and manifestations. The first type, moral resilience, is based on the virtue of fortitude, which governs human behavior in the face of great fear. With regard to the second type of resilience, the focus is on sh…
A many-analysts approach to the relation between religiosity and well-being
The relation between religiosity and well-being is one of the most researched topics in the psychology of religion, yet the directionality and robustness of the effect remains debated. Here, we adopted a many-analysts approach to assess the robustness of this relation based on a new cross-cultural dataset (N=10,535 participants from 24 countries). We recruited 120 analysis teams to investigate (1) whether religious people self-report higher well-…
Faith-based education in Polish public schools – From battleground to common ground
From Tourist to Pilgrim
This article presents an analysis of the current challenges to the identity of the Christian pilgrim in the face of the dynamic growth of religious tourism. The semantic inflation that results in every wanderer being described as a pilgrim implies a new configuration of pastoral care, especially in terms of responding to the perceived “consumerism of the sacred.” In the context of Zygmunt Bauman’s observations concerning the transformation of the…
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