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Fiatal Kutatók És Doktoranduszok X. Jubileumi Nemzetközi FIATAL KUTATÓK ÉS DOKTORANDUSZOK X. NEMZETKÖZI JUBILEUMI TEOLÓGUSKONFERENCIÁJÁNAK REZÜMÉKÖTETE ABSTRACTS OF THE 10TH JUBILEE CONFERENCE OF JUNIOR THEOLOGIANS AND DOCTORAL STUDENTS FIATAL KUTATÓK ÉS DOKTORANDUSZOK X. NEMZETKÖZI JUBILEUMI TEOLÓGUSKONFERENCIÁJA Doktoranduszok Országos Szövetsége Hittudományi Osztály Eger, 2020. február 28. – március 1. 10TH JUBILEE CONFERENCE OF JUNIOR THEOLOGIANS AND DOCTORAL STUDENTS The Department of Theology of the National Association of PhD Students 28 February – 1 March 2020, Eger Kiadja a Doktoranduszok Országos Szövetsége 1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa u. 1. ISBN 978 615 5586 55 2 Szerkesztő: Kiss Gábor Borító: Melis Péter „A pályázat az Emberi Erőforrások Minisztériuma megbízásából az Emberi Erőforrás Támogatáskezelő által meghirdetett Nemzeti Tehetség Program NTP-FKT-M-19-0001 kódszámú pályázati támogatásból valósult meg.” Budapest, 2020 PROGRAM 2020. február 28. – péntek 14.00-14.30 Regisztráció 14.30-15.00 A konferencia ünnepi megnyitója (Eszterházi Károly Egyetem, kápolna) 15.00-16.00 Plenáris előadások 16.00-16.30 Szünet 16.30-18.30 Szekcióülések I. 19.00-21.00 Vacsora (Egri Érseki Palota Turisztikai Látogatóközpont) 2020. február 29. – szombat (Eszterházi Károly Egyetem, főépület) 8.30-9.00 Regisztráció 9.00-10.00 Szekcióülések II 10.00-10.30 Kávészünet 10.30-12.00 Szekcióülések III. 12.00-13.30 Ebédszünet 13.30-17.00 Szekcióülések IV. 19.00-21.00 Vacsora (Egri Érseki Palota Turisztikai Látogatóközpont) 2020. március 1. – vasárnap Közös istentiszteleti lehetőség és további kulturális programok A KONFERENCIA SZEKCIÓI Egyházjogi Szekció Egyháztörténeti Szekció I. Egyháztörténeti Szekció II. Egyháztörténeti Szekció III. Szisztematikus Teológiai Szekció Pasztorálteológiai Szekció Liturgiatudományi Szekció Szentírástudományi Szekció Vallástudományi Szekció Neveléstudományi Szekció Morálteológiai Szekció Tematikus Szekció az Eucharisztiáról és Úrvacsoráról PROGRAM February 28, 2020 – Friday 14.00-14.30 Registration 14.30-15.00 Opening of the conference 15.00-16.00 Keynote papers (Eszterházy Károly University – main building, chapel) 16.00-16.30 Break 16.30-18.30 Presentation in departments I. 19.00-21.00 Reception (Archbishop’s Palace Cultural, Touristic and Visitor Center) February 29, 2020 – Saturday (Eszterházy Károly University – main building) 8.30-9.00 Registration 9.00-10.00 Presentation in departments II. 10.00-10.30 Coffeebreak 10.30-12.00 Presentation in departments III. 12.00-13.30 Lunch break 13.30-17.00 Presentation in departments IV. 19.00-21.00 Dinner March 1, 2020– Sunday Common worship and cultural programs THE SESSIONS OF CONFERENCE Canon Law Church History I Church History II Church History III Systematic Theology Pastoral Theology Liturgy Biblical Studies Moral Theology Religious Studies Pedagogy Thematical Section about the Eucharist and the Lord’s supper A KONFERENCIA HELYSZÍNEI: Eszterházy Károly Egyetem 3300 Eger, Eszterházy tér 1. péntek délutáni ünnepi megnyitó, pénteki plenáris előadások és szekcióülések Egri Érseki Palota Turisztikai Látogatóközpont 3300 Eger, Széchenyi u. 3. péntek és szombat esti vacsora Hotel E*Stella **Superior 3300, Eger Egészségház u. 4. szállás Szent János Lelkigyakorlatos Ház 3300 Eger, Foglár György u. 6. szállás Wigner Jenő Műszaki Informatikai Középiskola Kollégiuma 3300 Eger, II. Rákóczi Ferenc út 2. szállás THE PLACES OF THE CONFERENCE Eszterházy Károly University Eszterházy square 1. 3300 Eger Registration, opening of the conference, plenary and section meetings on Friday and Saturday Archbishop’s Palace Cultural, Touristic and Visitor Center Széchenyi street 3., 3300 Eger friday and saturday dinner Hotel E*Stella **Superior Egészségház street 4., 3300 Eger accommodation Saint John Pilgrim Center Foglár György street 6., 3300 Eger accommodation Wigner Jenő Dormitory II. Rákóczi Ferenc street 2., 3300 Eger, accommodation REZÜMÉKÖTET Tisztelt Olvasó! Jelen kötetben a Doktoranduszok Országos Szövetsége Hitt udományi Osz- tálya által szervezett Fiatal Kutatók és Doktoranduszok X. Nemzetközi Ju- bileumi Teológuskonferenciáján elhangzó előadások rezüméit gyűjtött ük össze. Immáron tizedik alkalommal kerül megrendezésre nemzetközi szim- póziumunk, mely a hazai és határon túli magyar és külföldi vendégek által is egyre nagyobb megbecsülésnek örvend. Az idei évben közel 100 előadó összesen 12 szekcióban számolhat be legfrissebb tudományos eredménye- iről. A referátumok magyar és idegennyelvű változatai tanulmánykötetek- ben kerülnek megjelentetésre a Doktoranduszok Országos Szövetségének kiadásában. Az idei évi konferencia nem jöhetett volna létre az Egri Főegyházmegye, az Eszterházy Károly Egyetem, az Egri Hitt udományi Főiskola, European So- ciety of Catholic Theology, Renovabis és a Peter Hünermann Stiftung nagy- lelkű támogatása nélkül. Végezetül szeretnék köszönetet mondani a Hitt u- dományi Osztály minden tagjának, akik idejüket és erejüket nem kímélve fáradoztak az elmúlt hónapokban e konferencia sikeres megszervezéséért. Jelen kiadvány az előadók neve szerint abc rendben közli az előadások rezü- méjét. Dr. Kiss Gábor osztályelnök A DOSZ Hitt udományi Osztály eddig megjelent kiadványai letölthetők online. 7 FIATAL KUTATÓK ÉS DOKTORANDUSZOK X. NEMZETKÖZI JUBILEUMI TEOLÓGUSKONFERENCIÁJA Lectori salutem! Present volume contains the short summaries of those presentations that are going to be held at the conference of Junior Theologians and Doctoral Stu- dents in Theology. It is our pleasure that the conference will be organized for the tenth time by the Association of Hungarian Doctoral Students (Depart- ment of Theology). The conference is more and more known both by theo- logy students and researchers within and outside Hungary. Additionally, an increasing number of international junior scholars is visiting our conference in the last period. The occasion gives the opportunity to share their research results in 12 parallel session. This year the almost 100 presentations will be edited in two diff erent volumes: Hungarian lectures will be edited by the National Association of PhD Students. One should not forget that our conference could not have been rea- lized without the effi cient and generous help of the Archdiocese Eger, of the Károly Eszterházy University, of the Theological College of Eger, of the European Society of Catholic Theology, of the Renovabis Stiftung and of the Peter Hünermann Stiftung. It is also my duty to thank wholeheartedly all the members in the Theology Department of our Association, for contributing to the success of the conference with a considerable amount of time and energy. This publication off ers the summaries of the presentations according to alp- habetical order. Dr. Gábor Kiss President of the Theology Department The publication of the Department of Theology of the National Association of PhD Students 8 REZÜMÉKÖTET Tisztelt Olvasó! Az Egri Hittudományi Főiskola rektoraként azonnal igen-t mondtam a Dok- toranduszok Országos Szövetsége Hittudományi Osztálya kérésére, hogy 2020-ban intézményünk lássa vendégül a Fiatal Kutatók és Doktorandu- szok X. Nemzetközi Teológus Konferenciáját. Döntésünket segítette az Egri Eszterházy Károly Egyetem vezetősége, mivel ígéretet kaptunk tőlük, hogy kiváló infrastruktúrájukkal segítik az esemény zavartalan lebonyolítását. Főiskolánk küldetésnyilatkozata is erre a döntésre kötelez bennünket: „Az intézmény oktatói a szent tudomány, a teológia művelőiként elkötelezettek a tudományos kutatás iránt, felhasználva annak eredményeit az oktatás és a főiskola javára”. Tisztelettel köszöntöm a doktoranduszokat, a fiatal kutatókat és a kon- ferencia minden résztvevőjét. Köszöntésemet jókívánsággal egészítem ki. Szívből jövő jókívánságaimat Szent Bernátnak (1090-1153), a ciszterci szer- zetesrend kiválóságának szavaihoz kapcsolom. Ez a tudós szent a tanulás és a tudomány művelésének motívumairól a következőket írta: „Vannak, akiket csak a tudás vágya hajt a tanulmányok felé: ez rendetlen kíváncsiság. Vannak, akik azért akarnak csak tudni, hogy róluk is tudomást szerezzenek: ez alantas hiúság. Mások azért kívánnak tudásra szert tenni, hogy tudásukat eladhassák, hol pénzért, hol kitüntetésért: ez aljas nyerészkedés. De vannak olyanok is, akik azért óhajtanak tudni, hogy mások épülését szolgálják: ez őszinte szeretet. S végül olyanok, akik azért kívánják a tudást, hogy ők ma- guk épüljenek: ez bölcsesség”. Valószínű, sőt biztos, hogy a doktoranduszok nem hiúsági szempontok miatt vállalkoztak a teológia tudományos művelésére. Nem a kitüntetés re- ményében végzik a munkájukat, hanem a „tudás vágya” vezérli őket. Na- gyon valószínű, hogy a negyedik és ötödik szempont is ott van sokaknak a lelkében: „azért óhajtanak tudni, hogy mások épülését szolgálják”. Vége- zetül arról se feledkezzenek meg, hogy akkor lehetünk igazán bölcs embe- rekké, ha tanulás és a tudományos kutatás által „több” és jobb emberekké válunk. Dr. Dolhai Lajos Egri Hittudományi Főiskola rektor 9 FIATAL KUTATÓK ÉS DOKTORANDUSZOK X. NEMZETKÖZI JUBILEUMI TEOLÓGUSKONFERENCIÁJA Dear Reader! As the rector of the Theological College of Eger, I immediately said yes to the request of the The Association of Hungarian PhD and DLA Students’ Theological Department for our institution to host the 10th International Theological Conference of Young Researchers and PhD Students. Our decision was helped by the leadership of the Eszterházy Károly University of Eger, as we received their assurance that their outstanding infrastructure would assist in the smooth conducting of the event. The mission statement of our college also obliges
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