Identity of the laity in the light of post-synodal exhortation "Christifideles laic" and social theory

Mateusz Jakub Tutak

doi:10.21697/wsp.2020.4.03

Published: 2023-02-03

Vol. 50 No. 4 (2020)

Identity of the laity in the light of post-synodal exhortation "Christifideles laic" and social theory

Mateusz Jakub Tutak

Warszawskie Studia Pastoralne

Section: Artykuły

https://doi.org/10.21697/wsp.2020.4.03

Abstract

After 10 centuries, Vatican ii took a new look at the role of the laity in the Church and the world. This thought was deepened in the post-synodal exhortation Christifideles laici, dedicated to the vocation and mission of the laity in the church and the world. drawing attention to the difference of their vocation from other states, it emphasised the task of the laity to sacralise the world they live in every day, contrary to the clergy and religious. according to the social theory, the laity’s awareness of their own identity will enable them to see their difference from other states and thus to engage in the pastoral mission of the Church. The question of identity is particularly relevant for all the faithful in the perspective of pastoral conversion.

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laity, secular, identity

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Tutak, M. J. (2023). Identity of the laity in the light of post-synodal exhortation "Christifideles laic" and social theory. Warszawskie Studia Pastoralne, 50(4), 53–74. https://doi.org/10.21697/wsp.2020.4.03

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Mateusz Jakub Tutak

m.tutak@uksw.edu.pl
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6517-0068

Affiliation:

Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie Poland

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Mateusz Jakub Tutak PhD: theologian, sociologist and educator; assistant professor in the Department of Pastoral Praxiology and Pastoral Organization at the Faculty of Practical Theology, Faculty of Theology, UKSW; secretary of the Polish Association of Pastoralists; plenipotentiary of the Dean for Scientific Development and International Cooperation; collaborator with the Institute of Catholic Church Statistics SAC; educator of the youth and head of the „Inter” Hostel at Polonia Secondary School KLASYK for young immigrants from the East. In his academic work he focuses on the sociology of religion, religiosity, and youth ministry, as well as the organisation of pa- storal ministry. E-mail: mateusztutak@gmail.com