The Identity and the Mission of Theology Masters and Religious Pedagogy and Catechetics Masters

U prvome dijelu ovoga članka riječ je općenito o identitetu i o obrazovanju kao važnome čimbeniku u izgradnji identiteta te o nekim poteškoćama definiranja identiteta magistara teologije i magistara religijske pedagogije i katehetike. U drugome dijelu promišlja se o nekim elementima važnim za razumijevanje atributivnog identiteta magistara teologije i religijske pedagogije i katehetike. Posebna se pozornost usmjerava na stanje društveno-humanstičkih znanosti u suvremenome svijetu, koje su podcijenjene, na stanje teologije koja dijeli njihovu sudbinu, te na odnos Crkve prema visokim teološkim učilištima. U trećem dijelu promišlja se o obrazovanju u perspektivi izgradnje identiteta i poslanja. U tom kontekstu pozornost se daje poglavito dvjema dimenzijama identiteta magistara teologije te religijske pedagogije i katehetike: teološko-kršćanskoj i profesionalnoj. Za razumijevanje teološko-kršćanske dimenzije valja uzeti u obzir stvarnost poziva i rasploživost odaziva. Profesionalna pak dimenzija zahtijeva sustavnu i primjerenu zahtjevima konkretne prakse inicijalnu i trajnu formaciju. U četvrtom, posljednjem dijelu, navode se i kratko objašnjavaju neki zadatci s ciljem osnaživanja identiteta i boljeg profiliranja poslanja magistara teologije te magistara religijske pedagogije i katehetike.In the first part of this article the author discusses in a general manner identity and ducation as an important factor in identity formation, as well as some difficulties the defining the identity of theology masters and religious pedagogy and catechetics asters. In the second part the author reflects on some elements important for understanding the attributive identity of theology masters and religious pedagogy and catechetics asters. A special attention is given to the condition of humanities in the contemporary world, which are undervalued, to the condition of theology, which sharestheir destiny, and to the relationship between the Church and theological institutions of higher education. In the third part the author discusses education from the perspective of identity formation and mission. In that context, the attention is mainly drawn to the two dimensions of the identity of theology masters and religious pedagogy and catechetics masters: theological-Christian and professional. In order to understand the theological-Christian dimension one needs to take into account the reality of the call and the willingness to answer this call. On the other hand, the professional dimension demands a systematic initial and permanent formation that will be appropriate to the demands of the concrete praxis. In the fourth, last part of the article, the author lists and shortly explains some of the tasks whose purpose is to strengthen the identity of theology masters and religious pedagogy and catechetics masters and to find better ways of living up to their vocation