Communio viatorum is a theological journal from Central European perspectives founded in 1958 by J. L. Hromádka and J. B. Souček, published by the Protestant Theological Faculty of Charles University in Prague three times a year.
Communio Viatorum seeks to promote research and scholarly debate in all theological disciplines. Since its foundation special attention has been paid to both biblical studies and Czech Protestant history. The journal is also interested in articles that reflect new accents within the field of theology as well as relevant challenges from neighbouring disciplines, developments in the Church worldwide as well as new moves within society. It seeks to promote an ongoing process of theological debate from a specific Central European Protestant background, but open to authors from all around the world and all denominations who wish to engage in such a conversation.
As of 2024, the journal Communio Viatorum has transitioned to an open-access publication, issued by Charles University Karolinum Press.
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COMMUNIO VIATORUM, Vol 66 No 3 (2024), 265–284
New Machines, Old Ghosts and the Bigger Soul: Opening for the Eschatological Gift
Henrikas Žukauskas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/30296374.2025.5
zveřejněno: 22. 04. 2025
Abstract
The experience of post-Soviet Lithuania suggests that the reductive coercive industrial, mechanistic reconstruction of the human and social world need not prevail. It is especially instructive because the collapse of Soviet project was also a rupture – a period of overall spiritual, cultural, political openness and creativity. Christian faith played an important part in resistance prior to this renewal and resurged in manifold ways contrary to what might have been expected. But while this period was characterized by eschatological moods and promise, its realization felt short. As similar moods resurge, the article will look at this brief moment of openness to the future through the lens of the trinitarian reflection on the activity of the Holy Spirit. The article will contend that the notion of the “event” of the Holy Spirit as eschatological Gift is crucial to assess its potential for ongoing theological engagement, offering a view of human activity and creativity.
klíčová slova: post-Soviet Lithuania; Yves Congar; Chinghiz Aitmatov; Holy Spirit; eschatology
New Machines, Old Ghosts and the Bigger Soul: Opening for the Eschatological Gift is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
210 x 148 mm
vychází: 3 x ročně
cena tištěného čísla: 500 Kč
ISSN: 0010-3713
E-ISSN: 3029-6374
