Bogoslovska smotra after the Democratic Changes: Theological Thought and Life of the Church

Kao najstariji hrvatski teološki znanstveni časopis Bogoslovska smotra je i nakon demokratskih promjena u Hrvatskoj 1990. godine uspješno spajala nova et vetera, to jest novo s obzirom na tehniku uređivanja, opremanja i znanstvene kvalifikacije članaka i staro s obzirom na kvalitetu tekstova koji se objavljuju. Autor donosi panoramski prikaz bitnih smjerova koji označavaju Bogoslovsku smotru u tom razdoblju i to pod dva vida. U prvom dijelu pod naslovom Vjerna tradiciji naglašava da se u Smotri i dalje objavljuju radovi hrvatskih teologa i filozofa različitih usmjerenja koji zadovoljavaju znanstvene kriterije prema novoj znanstvenoj kvalifikaciji kao i radovi s važnijih simpozija i obljetnica. Autor poseban naglasak stavlja na drugi dio pod naslovom Nove teme i interdisciplinarni pokušaji i to pod tri vida: »Promjena u odabiru tema za Teološko-pastoralni tjedan«, »Socioreligijska istraživanja i istraživački projekti« i »Dies Theologicus«. S jedne strane, ovdje prevladavaju socijalno-etičke i pastoralno-praktične teme koje na poseban način fokusiraju odnos Crkve i društva, odnosno uloge i mjesta kršćana u javnom životu. S druge strane, stavlja se naglasak na interdisciplinarnu suradnju teologa i drugih znanstvenika te empirijska istraživanja pod vodstvom profesora Katoličkoga bogoslovnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, čije rezultate donosi Bogoslovska smotra. Takvim sadržajima Bogoslovska smotra daje značajan doprinos ne samo razvoju teološke misli nego i životu Crkve i oblikovanju hrvatske teološke kulture. Autor zaključuje da je možda najveći doprinos Bogoslovske smotre u obrađivanom razdoblju bila mogućnost koju je na svojim stranicama otvorila interdisciplinarnim pokušajima, odnosno susretu teologije s drugim znanstvenim disciplinama.As the oldest Croatian theological periodical after the democratic changes in Croatia in 1990, the Bogoslovska smotra continued to successfully combine »nova et vetera«, that is, the new relating to editing techniques, equipping and scientific qualification of articles and the old relating to the quality of the articles it published. The author brings a panoramic periodical of vital directions that signify the Bogoslovska smotra in that period under the guise of two aspects. In the first section entitled Loyal tradition the author stresses that the Smotra continued to release works by Croatian theologians and philosophers of various orientations who satisfy scientific criteria according to new scientific qualifications as well as articles following significant symposiums and anniversaries. The author particularly emphasises part two of the article: New topics and inter-disciplinary endeavours from three points of view: »Changes in selecting topics for the Theological-Pastoral Week«, »Socio-religious research and research projects«, and »Dies Theologicus«. On the one hand, social-ethical and pastoral-practical topics dominate here specially focussing on relations between the Church and society that is the role and place of Christians in public life. On the other hand, emphasis is placed on inter-disciplinary cooperation between theologians and other scientists and empirical research under the leadership of professors from the Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Zagreb with the results being published in the Bogoslovska smotra. Articles in this context give the Bogoslovska smotra significant contribution not only to developing theological thought and life of the Church but also towards shaping Croatian theological culture. The author concludes that perhaps the greatest contribution of the Bogoslovska smotra in the period observed is the opportunity opened on its pages to inter-disciplinary endeavours, that is, the interface of theology with other scientific disciplines