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Item type:Item, Access status: Open Access , Nieznany polski modlitewnik z oficyny Mateusza Siebeneichera – ostatni taki hortulus?(Wydawnictwo Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne, 2025) Łukaszewski, JakubThis article discusses a previously unknown Polish prayer book of the Hortulus Animae type, discovered in the collections of the National Library of Sweden (Strängnäs). It was printed by Mateusz Siebeneicher’s Krakow publishing house and can be dated to the years 1568–1575. The copy bears numerous traces of use and censorship, making it a unique testimony to religious practices and the control of prayer content after the Council of Trent. Typographic and content analysis allowed us to confirm the print’s origin and link it to Siebeneicher’s other works. Particular attention was paid to the Officium Parvum Beatae Mariae Virginis (hours), whose text proved to be similar to the text of Olbracht Gasztołd’s Prayer Book, proving the existence of a common handwritten or printed source. An important element are the so-called indulgence prayers, texts promising the faithful extremely extensive graces and indulgences (often dating back tens of thousands of years). These prayers were at the center of theological disputes and the subject of censorship. The Strängnäs copy contains numerous traces of the deliberate removal of such content in accordance with the council’s decrees, allowing us to trace the practical means by which prayer books were cleansed of prohibited content. The author concludes that the discovered prayer book is the only known Polish hortulus from before the Tridentine reforms preserved in such good condition. This copy attests to both the popularity of indulgence prayers in Poland and the process of their subsequent elimination. Furthermore, it supplements current knowledge about both Siebeneicher’s publishing activities as well as the functioning of prayer books in 16th-century religious culture, demonstrating the continuity of devotional practices despite official censorship.Item type:Item, Access status: Open Access , Solidaryzm w transformacji ustrojowej. Garść refleksji prawie osobistych(Fundacja "Otaczaj Blaskiem", 2023-03-30) Brzechczyn, KrzysztofW artykule mającym charakter osobistego wspomnienia rozważa się rolę solidaryzmu i wspólnotowości we współczesnym społeczeństwie i gospodarce, a szczególnie w okresie transformacji ustrojowej 1989-1993.Item type:Item, Access status: Open Access , Hymn globalnego populizmu czy ostrzeżenie przed groźbą totalitaryzacji? Przypadek „Rich Men North of Richmond” Olivera Anthony’ego(Fundacja "Otaczaj Blaskiem", 2023-10-01) Brzechczyn, KrzysztofThe author interprets "Rich Men North of Richmond "by Oliver Anthony from an American populist way of thinking, whereby it is crucial to juxtapose the candor and straightforwardness of ‘simple’ people with the corruption of the elites. This, in turn, gives rise to wariness of experts and, in the long run, a kind of anti-intellectualism. In addition, the populist world view does not bring clear enough distinctions between various types of social rule, hoisting wealth to the position of society’s only attribute. These themes, mixed with religious undertones, the author argues, can all be found in Anthony’s popular songItem type:Item, Access status: Open Access , O harcerzu, który został prezydentem. Biografia Kazimierza Sabbata(Fundacja "Otaczaj Blaskiem", 2023-10-01) Brzechczyn, KrzysztofJest to recenzja książki Marka Wierzbickiego, "Prezydent RP Kazimierz Sabbat (1913–1989) i polska emigracja niepodległościowa. Lublin–Warszawa: IPN 2019, ss. 175, ISBN 978-83-8098-636-7Item type:Item, Access status: Open Access , Mitteleuropa, Trójmorze czy Międzymorze? W poszukiwaniu miejsca Polski w Europie Środkowej(Fundacja "Otaczaj Blaskiem", 2023-10-01) Brzechczyn, KrzysztofThe author discusses uniqueness and idiosyncrasies of Central Europe his tory, wondering what is there for the contemporary Polish state to do in a region threatened by Russian expansionist policies. Three distinct ways of shaping Polish foreign, European, policy in this respect are examined: the Mitteleuropa concept, recognizing the dominance of Germany, the concept of a The Three Seas Initiative (Trimarium), acknowledging the dominant role of the US, and, last but not least, the Intermarium concept assuming independent leading role of Poland in the region. In the further part of the paper an author discussed prospects and challenges connected with these three visions of Polish foreign policy.