KrzysztofKościelniak (born 7 August 1965 in Rabka, Poland[1]) – a Catholic priest, full Professor of History (History of the
Orient, Asian Studies, Islamic Studies, History of Religion, History of the Oriental Churches).[2] Currently, a full professor at the
Jagiellonian University,[3] 1994-2021 the researcher and lecturer at the John Paul II Pontifical Academy (UPJPII) in Kraków[4] and in the Seminary of the Pauline Fathers in Kraków.[5]
Education and research experience
He studied at the Higher Theological Seminary of the Archdiocese of Kraków (1985-1991)[6] and the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Kraków (PAT; since 2009 the John Paul II Pontifical University – UPJPII),[7] the second cycle of studies at the Faculty of Theology (1992).[8] Further studies[9] at: the Institute of Oriental Philology, Jagiellonian University (1995-1996), Institut für Sprachen und Kulturen des Vorderen Orients, Ruprecht Karls
Universität Heidelberg, Germany (1996-1997),[10]Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d'Islamistica – Arabic Study Centre Cairo, Egypt (1997-1998); Franciscan Center of Christian Oriental Studies,
Cairo, Egypt (1997-1998).[11] Ph.D. (Religiology) in 1999 from the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical Academy of Theology.[12] Habilitation (postdoctoral dissertation) in the Humanities, History of the Orient, 2001, Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage (PAT).[13] Research long-term stay in Syria (2002-2003),[14] professorship in 2004/2005 (Full Professor) – Faculty of History, Jagiellonian University.[15] Various research stays, including Syria (a dozen times in 2004–2011), Rome, French Polynesia, London, New Zealand. Studies of the Muslim minority in
Xīnjiāng (China),
Yala,
Pattani,
Narathiwat (southern Thailand) and Turkey. A lecturer at
Fu Jen Catholic University and
Tamkang University, Taipei (2016-2017).[16] A lecturer at Caucasus International University (2018) in Tbilisi (Georgia),[17] visiting professor at Imam Khomeini International University (2019) in Qazvin (Iran).[18]
Professional experience
Working as the Catholic priest he experienced Catholic communities in many countries[19]
Jagiellonian University: since 2005, a full professor at the Faculty of International and Political Studies;[20] since 2011, Head of the Department of the Middle East and North Africa, in 2012–2016, Head of the Institute of the Middle and Far East,[21] (he contributed to the creation of Asian Studies),[22] member of some commissions,[23] organizer of several student summer schools in many Asian countries.[24]
Pontifical Academy of Theology (since 2009 the John Paul II Pontifical University in Kraków): since 1994, a lecturer at the Faculty of Theology, the Faculty of Philosophy, the Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage, Faculty of Social Sciences).[25] Assistant Professor (2001-2009) and Full Professor at the Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage (2009-2011).[26] He held many positions,[27] founder and editor-in-chief of the scientific journal 'Orientalia Christiana Cracoviensia' (2009-2012),[28] the series of Oriental sources and monographs,[29] he organized several student summer schools in Syria.[30]
Expert activities: among others, the Congress of EPP Group in the European Parliament in Venice,[31]Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (Qatar),[32]Al-Rai Center for Studies, Jordan Europe Business Association,[33] the Chinese Academy of Sciences,[34] Malaysia (Islamic Science University of Malaysia),[35] Singapore (10th International Conference on Language Literature, Culture and Education 2018)[36] and Seville (World Congress on Middle Eastern Studies 2018).[37] He delivered ca. 120 scientific papers and has given many interviews.[38]
Scientific work and research
His research activities focus on the fields Asian/Oriental studies:[39]
- the condition of the Muslim states, contemporary Islam and the Muslim minorities (Models of modernization of Islam in a dynamic context,[40] the processes of democratization in today's Islamic world,[41] elements of democracy in the
Islamic world,[42] the attempts of the separation of religion and state,[43] Christian and Muslim perceptions of
secularization[44] its practical application in the Muslim countries[45] and the economic consequences of the 'Arab Spring' (2011-2013) in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria and Libya,[46] sources of the ideological success of Russia in the Syrian Civil War,[47] external and internal prospects for ending Syria's civil war,[48] cultural, and ethnic diversities of Muslim immigrants in Poland in the period of 1989–2014,[49] perspectives and challenges of migration of Muslims to Europe,[50] the Muslim-Hindu relations after the establishment of
Bharatiya Janata Party(India),[51] Muslim Uighur community in China, the life of
Afaq Khoja (1626-1694) in the historical context and the polemics about his role within the
Uighur community).[52]
- Islamic Studies (Christian influences in Muslim tradition,[53] the concept of time and calendar in Islam,[54] Quranic demonology,[55] the concept of al-ʿArāf ('Muslim purgatory'),[56] the Qur'an hermeneutic in the world of Islam,[57] Islamic jurisprudence and the rules of Sunni Muslim theology[58] aspects of divinization according to Farīd-al-dīn ʿAṭṭār Nīšāpūrī (died ca. 1221),[59] the concept of the universality of Islam,[60] the Muslim eschatology,[61] the slavery[62] and the status of women in Islam,[63] the concept of Jihad in Sunni sources (Qur'an, Sunnah) and the modern modifications and perceptions of Jihad in the Islamic world.[64] Jihad in various aspects contexts (historical, theological and dialogue of life).[65] Author of the first Polish Concordance of the Qurʾān.[66] He has translated and commented on several Hadiths.)[67]
- the history of Islam and the Muslim World (the history of Central Asia from the 6th to the 12th centuries[68] and history of sub-Saharan Africa in the Middle Ages[69] (published as parts of 'The Great History of the World).[70] The achievements and failures of the Abbasids (750-1258),[71] meanings of history in the Muslim thought,[72] He has described Muhammad's tomb in Medina in the 17th century (focusing on the relations of the Islamicised Polish men kidnapped by Turks to Egypt)[73] and analyzed the contribution of Tadeusz Lewicki (1906-1992) to Islamic studies and the history of West Africa.),[74] he critically examined historical facts about the Battle of Al-Qādisiyya (636/637?),[75] he presented the unsuccessful attempt to create the Arab kingdom of Syria by following the course of events from the attempts to proclaim Greater Syria to Syria divided under the French mandate (1915-1922).[76]
- the Oriental Churches (Arab Christianity before
Muhammad,[77] and Christian Arabic literature before the rise of Islam[78] The Christians in the Muslim world in the Middle Ages,[79] the history of the
Melkite Church (634-1516),[80] the Maronite Church in the Middle East as a bridge between the East and the West,[81] the contribution of Christian Maronites to the famous Organic Statute of Lebanon (Règlement) in 1861 and 1864[82] and statistical changes of Christians in Lebanon and Syria in the twentieth century.[83] The changes of Coptic identity,[84] the pluralism of the Catholic Church in Egypt,[85] the condition of Christian minorities in Turkey[86] and mariology in the East Syriac tradition.[87]
- Islam and Christianity - interactions and dialogue (the influence of Biblical demonology on the Quranic concepts of Satan in the context of the interaction of Ancient religions,[88] apocryphal tradition in the Quranic demonology,[89] Muslim tradition in the background of the Christian-Islamic acculturation from the 7th to the 10th centuries, the origin, history and meaning of the New Testament borrowings in the hadiths,[90] the interaction between the Qur'an and pre-Islamic Polytheistic and Christian beliefs,[91] the Old and New Testament elements in the Qur'an,[92] Christian influences on some Muslim interpretations of al-ʿArāf ('the Muslim purgatory')[93] and early Christian (Patristic) elements in the Qur'an,[94] the differences between Islam and Christianity.[95]
- the History of Muslim-Christian Relations (the sources depicting the seizure of the Church of St. John the Baptist in Damascus during the reign of Caliph Walid II,[96] the dynamism of the Muslim-Christian acculturation in the first centuries of Islam in the Middle East,[97] culture and religion in the Middle East in the first centuries of Islam according to Ibn Haldūn (1332-1406),[98] Christological aspects of the Christian-Islamic polemics from the early ages of Islam,[99] the Arab invasion in Rome (846),[100] the condition of Christian communities in the Muslim world before the Crusaders,[101] the ambivalence of the position of Christians in the Muslim community,[102] the destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in 1009,[103] the description of Christians in Egypt by the Franciscan friar Anthony Gonzales (1673),[104] the praise of the crusaders' attitude towards Muslims in Ibn Jubayr's chronicle concerning his journey to the East (d. 1217),[105] the significance of the Franciscans in the Middle East during the Mameluke epoch,[106] the imitation of the Islamic ideology of Jihad in 'Tactica' by
Emperor Leo VI (866-912),[107] the missionary activities of Protestant Churches in the eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire in the first half of the 19th century,[108] Western influences on the shaping of the political system in Lebanon in the second half of the 19th century.[109] Muslim-Christian dialogue in the context of human rights (the Universal Declaration of Human Rights),[110] dialogue of life between Christians and Muslims in the history of Lebanon (1861-1945) after the Organic Statute of Lebanon (Règlement),[111] the Polish experience of co-existence between Christians and Muslims.[112]
- theology and the history of religions, religious studies (the author of textbooks as part of the series 'Religions of the modern Middle and far East'; the first volume presents the complex of the phenomenon of religion,[113] the second volume shows the comprehensive outline of Hinduism.[114] He has also published the textbook on the Catholic theology of religions[115] and has co-authored two textbooks on Catholic fundamental theology.[116] He has compared the idea of martyrdom in several religions of the world.[117] Investigated the contacts and interactions of the ancient Egyptians with the nomadic (Arab?) culture,[118] elements of the ancient Egyptian demonology in religion in pre-Islamic Arabia,[119] he presented the perspectives and problems of Catholic missions in Asia.[120]
- biblical studies (this range of publications is typical for his early research activities (mainly biblical demonology). He has analyzed the theme of evil spirits in the Bible,[121] presented an exegesis of some fragments of the Gospel of John which has the term άρχων του̃ κόσμου τούτου ('Lord of this world').[122] He has examined the connection between biblical demonology and ancient religions of the Middle East,[123] and polemized with the theory of Gerald Messadié (Histoire générale du diable) that biblical demonology directly depends on Persian demonology.[124] In addition to biblical demonology, he has conducted an exegesis of the Lord's Prayer and other fragments of the New Testament which were incorporated into the Muslim tradition.)[125]
Membership in professional organizations
Member of the Association of European Arabists and Islamicists (L'Union Europeene des Arabisants st Islamisants – UEAI);[126] the Committee of Oriental Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw,[127] (2011-2014, the member of the presidium of this committee);[128] the Committee on Byzantine of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, Scientific Society of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania;[129] the Association of the Fundamental Theologians in Poland[130] and the Polish Theological Society in Kraków (both the Theological Commission and the Historical Commission), the John Paul II Intercultural Dialogue Institute in Kraków.[131]
ﻴﺎﻨﻮﺵ ﺪﺍﻨﺴﻜﻲ, ﺍﻠﺪﺮﺍﺴﺎﺖ ﺍﻠﻌﺮﺒﻴﺔ ﻮ ﺍﻹﺴﻼﻣﻴﺔ ﻔﻲ ﺒﻮﻠﻮﻨﻴﺎ, ﻣﺆﺘﻣﺭ ﺁﻔﺎﻖ ﺍﻋﻼﻗﺎﺖ ﺍﻷﺭﺩﻧﻴﺔ ﺍﻠﺒﻮﻠﻨﺪﻴﺔ 65, عمّان: الجامعة الأردن ٢٠١١
Hinduism „Contemporary Religions of the Middle East and Far East" vol. 2 [Hinduizm, „Religie współczesnego Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu" vol. 2], Kraków: Wydawnictwo M 2015;
State, Religion, Community. Selected Topics from Political Modernization in the Middle East [Państwo, religia i wspólnota. Wybrane zagadnienia z procesów modernizacji na Bliskim Wschodzie], ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków: UNUM 2010;
[Oxford Encyclopedia of Personalities of the Republic of Poland] Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak, London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, pp. 555–556 (presentation of Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak's activities and achievements till 2016);
Polish Scholarly Bibliography (PBN) – the portal of the Polish Ministry of Science, Polska Bibliografia Naukowa PBN, Krzysztof Kościelniak (complete list of Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak's published scientific works), [accessed: 12.07.2016].
K. Kaucha, Kościelniak Krzysztof, w: Leksykon teologii fundamentalnej, red. M. Rusecki i inni, Lublin-Kraków 2002, s. 653-654 (omówienie zasadniczych osiągnięć naukowych K. Kościelniaka do 2001);
J. Hauziński, [Research on the history of the Islamic world in Poland after 1945] Badania nad dziejami świata islamu w Polsce po 1945 roku, in: T. Majda (ed.), Szkice z dziejów polskiej orientalistyki, vol. V, Warszawa 2010, pp. 69–70 (presentation of Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak's contribution to Oriental studies till 2008);
D. Rosiak,
Ziarno i krew. Podróż śladami bliskowschodnich chrześcijan [Grain and blood. Travel in the footsteps of Christians in the Middle East], Wołowiec: Wydawnictwo Czarne 2015, wstęp (Memories of the meeting Krzysztof Kościelniak) (accessed: 29.12.2016)
Krzysztof Kościelniak,
Dorobek naukowy Katedry Historii Religii Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu[permanent dead link] [Krzysztof Kościelniak, Achievements of the Department of the History of Religion in the Middle and Far East at the Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage, John Paul II Pontifical University of Kraków] (presentation of Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak's activities and achievements till 2011) [accessed: 22.03.2011].
Radość w Rabie Niżnej – mieszkańcy są dumni z ks. Prof. Krzysztofa Kościelniaka [Joy in Raba Niżna – The people of Raba Niżna are proud to Rev. Father Krzysztof Kościelniak], in: Gazeta krakowska – nowosądecka, 16.12.2005, pp. 1–2.
Ksiądz Profesor z Raby Niżnej – specjalista od islamu i świata arabskiego, [Rev. Father Professor from Raba Niżna – expert in Islam and the Arab World], in: Nasza Gmina Mszana Dolna 4(2005) p. 9.
30 przesiadek. Wspomnienia studentów z wyjazdu naukowego do Syrii, [Thirty changes. Recollections of students participating in the summer school in Syria], in: 'Patos' part I 4(2005) pp. 16-17; part II 1(2006) pp. 14-15.
References
^See: Duchowieństwo diecezjalne oraz członkowie męskich instytutów życia konsekrowanego i stowarzyszeń życia apostolskiego 2001 [The Diocesan Clergy and Members of the Male Congregation of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, 2001], Ząbki: Apostolicum 2002, p. 255.
^See: Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej – entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak [Oxford Encyclopedia of Personalities of the Republic of Poland], London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, p. 555.
^See: After elementary education in Raba Niżna (Poland) and graduation from the Technical College of Forestry in Stary Sącz (1985: specialization: silviculture, graduation work: Wpływ pszczoły miodnej Apis mellifera na gospodarkę leśną [The impact of the honeybee Apis mellifera on forestry). See: Ksiądz Profesor z Raby Niżnej – specjalista od islamu i świata arabskiego [Rev. Reverend Professor from Raba Niżna – Expert in Islam and the Arab World expert], in: 'Nasza Gmina Mszana Dolna' 4(2005) p. 9;
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Rocznik św. Rafała Kalinowskiego, Kapłani wyświęceni w Katedrze na Wawelu 18 maja 1991 roku [The group of the year 1991 (Saint Rafał Kalinowski's group), priests ordained in the Cathedral of Wawel on May 18, 1991] [accessed: 14.07.2016].
^Master's degree in Biblical Theology 1991: Sens teologiczny określenia ο άρχων του̃ κόσμου τούτου w Ewangelii św. Jana [The theological sense of the term άρχων του̃ κόσμου τούτου in the Gospel of St John] written under the supervision of Rev. Prof. Dr. Augustyn Jankowski, O.S.B.(1916-2005); awarded, published, reviewed.
See: Sąd Ducha Świętego – Egzegeza i teologia J 16, 8-11 [Paraclete's judgment – Exegesis and theology of John 16: 8-11], at: Collectanea Theologica' 69(1999) pp. 5-21; [accessed: 15.07.2016];
Sens ironiczny określenia „Władca tego świata” w Ewangelii św. Jana [The ironic sense of 'the ruler of this world' in the Gospel According to John], in: 'W Nurcie Franciszkańskim' 8(1999) pp. 47-57 [accessed: 23.07.2016];
Sąd nad światem i uwielbienie Chrystusa – egzegeza i teologia J 12, 28-31 [The judgment of this world and adoration of Christ. Exegesis and theology of John 12:28-31], in: 'W Nurcie Franciszkańskim' 9(2000) pp. 7-15 [accessed: 18.07.2016]. Reviews: 'New Testament Abstracts'/ Cambridge/ 44(3/2000) p. 488; 'International Review of Biblical Studies'/Leiden-Boston/ 48(2001-2002) p. 385.
^Licentiate of Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) – at pontifical institutions of higher education is not a Bachelor's degree, but a degree given to those who have completed Master's studies and obtained a Master's degree; his licentiate dissertation: Dialog z ateistami według Henri de Lubaca na tle ewolucji stosunku Kościoła do niewierzących [The dialogue with atheists according to Henri de Lubac in the background of the evolution of the Church's attitude towards non-believers] under the supervision of Rev. Prof. Dr. Łukasz Kamykowski. Licentiate of Sacred Theology partially published (co-author): Człowiek – filozofia – Bóg [Human Being – Philosophy – God], Kraków 1999, pp. 19-40.
^1994–1999 he participated in a doctoral programme at the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Kraków (which offered several opportunities for personal development. The programme was flexible and provided opportunities to have cultural and academic experiences at many universities and high schools.)
^Doctoral dissertation entitled Wpływ demonologii biblijnej na koraniczne koncepcje szatana w kontekście oddziaływań religii starożytnych [The influence of biblical demonology on the Koranic conceptions of Satan in the context of the interactions of the ancient religions] under the supervision of Rev. Prof. Dr. Łukasz Kamykowski, consulted with Prof. Dr. G.R. Khoury (born 1936), Islamwissenschaft) and Prof. Dr. S. Maul (Assyriology); published: Złe duchy w Biblii i Koranie – wpływ demonologii biblijnej na koraniczne koncepcje szatana w kontekście oddziaływań religii starożytnych [The influence of biblical demonology on the Koranic conceptions of Satan in the context of the interactions of the ancient religions], Kraków: UNUM 1999, [accessed: 1.07.2016]; reviews: 'New Testament Abstracts'/Cambridge/ 44(3/2000) p. 626; 'Ateneum Kapłańskie'/Włocławek/ 2(2000) p. 389; 'Ruch Biblijny i Liturgiczny'/ Kraków/ 56(2003) pp. 150-153; 'Warszawskie Studia Teologiczne'/ Warszawa/ 12(1999) pp. 341-342; 'Nomos' 6/27(1999) pp. 174-177; The Final Conference of the Mobility Joint European Project – Tempus PHARE, Student Mobility for the Study of Religious Interaction: CHRISTIANITY – JUDAISM – ISLAM, Kraków: UNUM 1998, p. 119.
^Arabic intensive language programs (Arabic Teaching for Non-Arabic Speakers – Ministry of Education SAR – Damascus) research in Institut Français d'Etudes Arabes de Damas. See: Krzysztof Kościelniak, Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej [Oxford Encyclopedia of Personalities of The Republic of Poland, Warszawa 2016.
^See: Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej – entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak [Oxford Encyclopedia of personalities of the Republic of Poland], London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, p. 555-556.
^See: Caucasus International University,
News [accessed: 15.07.2018]
^Ordained by Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, in the Wawel Cathedral. 1991 the Parish of Saint Elizabeth in Jaworzno-Szczakowa (a deacon). Oświęcim (1991-1994 the Parish of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary), Broc and Vuippens (Diocèse de Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg, Switzerland, 1995-1997 in summer months); Cairo Egypt (the Latin Church of the Assumption Ataba, 1997-1998), Damascus, Syria (the Franciscan Church Bab Toma, 2002-2003); During his research stays he experienced Catholic communities in Germany, England, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Turkey and Taiwan. 1994-2010 (periods of residence in Poland) assistance in the parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Kraków–Mistrzejowice. Currently, he lives in the Parish of All Saints in Kraków (since 1995). Since 2004, each year in the Diocese of Sankt Pölten, Austria (in summer months) - he worked in Brand-Nagelberg, Sieghartskirchen, Yspertal and Pöchlarn. During stay in Poland, the Parish of All Saints in Kraków (since 1995), and the Parish of St. Nicholas in Skrzydlna (since 2010).
See: Rocznik św. Rafała Kalinowskiego, Kapłani wyświęceni w Katedrze na Wawelu 18 maja 1991 roku [The group of the year 1991 (Saint Raphael Kalinowski's group), priests ordained in the Cathedral of Wawel on May 18, 1991], [accessed: 14.07.2016]; Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej – entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak [Oxford Encyclopedia of personalities of the Republic of Poland], London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, p. 555;
Wahrzeichen in Ordning renoviertArchived 2016-11-14 at the
Wayback Machine, in: 20 Jahre Weinherbst Niederösterreich, [accessed: 20.07.2016];
Kraków – Parafia Wszystkich ŚwiętychArchived 2018-06-07 at the
Wayback Machine [Kraków – All Saints' Parish, [accessed: 20.07.2016];
Parafia św. Mikołaja w SkrzydlnejArchived 2016-11-14 at the
Wayback Machine [Parish of Saint Nicholas in Skrzydlna], [accessed: 12.09.2016].
^See: Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej – entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak [Oxford Encyclopedia of Personalities of the Republic of Poland], London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, p. 555;
Ks. prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Kościelniak – Dyrektor Instytutu Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu UJ, O Instytucie... [Professor Krzysztof Kościelniak – Director of the Institute of the Middle and Far East Jagiellonian University, About the Institute...], [accessed: 12.07.2016].
^In 2012-2016 a member of the Professor Contract Commission, the Interim Evaluation Commission and the Financial Committee of the Faculty (See: Sprawozdanie dziekana Wydziału Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politycznych UJ z kadencji 2012-2016[permanent dead link] [Report of the Dean of the Faculty of International and Political Studies – Jagiellonian University, concerning the 2012-2016 term] [accessed: 21.07.2016]).
A reviewer for 'Politeja,' the periodical of the JU Faculty of International and Political Studies (see: Politeja – recenzenci [Politeja – reviewers] [accessed: 12.07.2016]).
^See: Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej – entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak [Oxford Encyclopedia of personalities of the Republic of Poland], London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, p. 555.
^See: Krzysztof Kościelniak, in: Skrócony Katalog Duchowieństwa i Kościołów Archidiecezji Krakowskiej [Abbreviated directory of the clergy and churches of the Archdiocese of Kraków] 1997, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Św. Stanisława BM Archidiecezji Krakowskiej 1997; Krzysztof Kościelniak, in: Informator Archidiecezji Krakowskiej-Parafie i Kościoły 2000 [Handbook of the Archdiocese of Kraków – Parishes and Churches in 2000], Kraków: Wydawnictwo Św. Stanisława BM Archidiecezji Krakowskiej 2001.
^Dorobek naukowy Katedry Historii Religii Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu[permanent dead link], [Scientific achievements of the Department of the History of Religion in the Middle and Far East] [accessed 22.03.2011]. These series were closed at the John Paul II Pontifical University of Kraków after the affiliation of Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak to the Jagiellonian University.
^See: 30 przesiadek. Wspomnienia studentów z wyjazdu naukowego do Syrii [Thirty changes. Recollections of the students from the summer school in Syria], in: 'Patos' part I 4(2005) pp. 16-17; part II 1(2006) pp. 14-15.
^He led the session Enhancing the education system to build an religiously balanced international society during the 8th Annual Doha Conference on Interfaith Dialogue, Doha (Qatar) 18.10. 2010. See: M. Rzepka, 8th Doha Conference on Interfaith Dialogue, in: Vita Academica 6 (60) 2010, p. 26;
link [accessed 25.06.2016].
^Analysis: The new EU economic strategy towards the Arab countries, the international economic forum of the future relations between Poland and the Arab World, Al-Rai Center for Studies, Amman, 13.05.2013. Panel member Jordan Europe Business Association (JEBA) 14.05. 2013. See:
Embassy of the Republic of Poland, The Seminar on the Future of Polish-Arab Relations, [accessed 22.07.2016];
^Panel discussion on the relations between the People's Republic of China and the Vatican. The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 10 December 2014, see: Zebranie Rady Programowej Instytutu Konfucjusza[permanent dead link] [Board Meeting of the Confucius Institute], [accessed 12.07.2016].
^The lecture: Faith dialogue in the contemporary Muslim-Christian relationship. Polish experience, Islamic Science University of Malaysia (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur 30.08.2012. See: International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Krzysztof Kościelniak, at:
linkArchived 2016-11-14 at
archive.today [accessed 10.07.2016].
^See for example: Rozmowy Teofila: Rozmowa A. Dobrzyńskiego OP z ks. Krzysztofem Kościelniakiem – Dlaczego warto zajmować się islamem? [Dissusions of 'Teofil': Conversation of Rev. A. Dobrzyński OP with Rev. Krzysztof Kościelniak: Why is Islam worth knowing], in: 'Teofil – Pismo Kolegium Filozoficzno-Teologicznego Dominikanów' 24(2006) pp. 23-41, [accessed: 12.07.2016];
Rozmowa o dialogu chrześcijańsko-muzułmańskim J. Bocheńskiej z ks. prof. Krzysztofem Kościelniakiem [Christian-Muslim dialogue. Conversation of J. Bocheńska with Rev. Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak], in: 'Tolerancja.pl' [accessed: 12.07.2016];
Dialog życia. Rozmowa ks. dr Piotra Gąsiora z ks. prof. Krzysztofem Kościelniakiem [The dialogue of life. Conversation Rev. Dr Piotr Gąsior with Rev. Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak], in: 'Niedziela Ogólnopolska' 48/2006, pp. 13-14; [accessed: 18.07.2016]);
Co mamy przemilczać?! Z ks. prof. dr. hab. Krzysztofem Kościelniakiem – islamoznawcą, wykładowcą na Papieskiej Akademii Teologicznej – rozmawia ks. Piotr Gąsior [What do we hide? Conversation of Rev. Dr Piotr Gąsior with Rev. Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak, lecturer at the Pontifical Acaedmy of Theology], in: 'Niedziela Ogólnopolska' 43/2006, pp. 18-19 (
link [accessed: 12.07.2016]).
^Critical view of his scientific work and research see: K. Kaucha, Kościelniak Krzysztof, in: Leksykon teologii fundamentalnej [Dictionary of Fundamental Theology] ed. M. Rusecki, Lublin-Kraków 2002, pp. 653-654; J. Hauziński, [Research on the history of the Islamic world in Poland after 1945] Badania nad dziejami świata islamu w Polsce po 1945 roku, in: T. Majda (ed.), Szkice z dziejów polskiej orientalistyki, vol. V, Warszawa 2010, pp. 69-70;
^See: Change and Stability. State, Religion and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2010 Dilemmas of Democracy in the Middle East. Israel, Jordan, Turkey, ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2010; Change of Coptic Identity, in: Change and Stability. State, Religion and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2010, pp. 77-92, [accessed: 13.07.2016]; Przemiany tożsamości koptyjskiej [Change of Coptic Identity], in: Państwo, religia i wspólnota. Wybrane zagadnienia z procesów modernizacji na Bliskim Wschodzie [State, Religion, Community. Selected Topics from Political Modernization in the Middle East], ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2010, pp. 185-200. [accessed: 8.07.2016].
^See: Relacja państwo-religia w ujęciu islamu i katolicyzmu. Studium historyczno-porównawcze na temat sekularyzacji [State-religion relations in Islam and Catholicism. Comparative historical analysis of secularization], in: 'Analecta Cracoviensia' 34(2002) pp. 329-352.
^See: Relacja państwo-religia w ujęciu islamu i katolicyzmu. Studium historyczno-porównawcze na temat sekularyzacji [State–religion relations in Islam and Catholicism. Comparative historical analysis of secularization], in: 'Analecta Cracoviensia' 34(2002) pp. 329-352.
^K. Kościelniak, Ideologiczne aspekty zaangażowania Rosji w syryjskiej wojnie domowej 2011-2017, in: „Krakowskie Studia Międzynarodowe” 3(2017), 233-258 ISSN 1733-2680
^K. Kościelniak, Too early for peace talks? External and internal prospects for ending Syria’s civil war, in: Chin-mo Cheng (ed.), Prospects for peace and prosperity in the New Age, Taipei: Department of Diplomacy and International Relations Tamkang University 2017, 39-70
^Zjazd Stowarzyszenia Teologów Moralistów Zakopane, 12-14 czerwca 2016, referat: Migracja muzułmańska w Europie. Perspektywy i problemy integracji [Muslim migration in Europe. Perspectives and problems of integration], at:
link [accessed: 10.07.2016].
^See: Uniwersalistyczne roszczenia islamu [The universality of Islam], in: Uniwersalizm chrześcijaństwa a pluralizm religii. Materiały z sympozjum Tarnów – Kraków, 14-15 kwietnia 1999 r., Tarnów 2000, pp. 132-153.
^See: Al-Qiyama – zmartwychwstanie w nauce islamu [Al-Qiyama – resurrection in the teaching of Islam], in: 'Resovia Sacra' 6(1999) pp. 95-113 [accessed: 23.07.2016];
Piekło i potępienie w islamie [Hell and condemnation in Islam], in: 'Polonia Sacra' 10/2002, pp. 217-227 [accessed: 12.07.2016].
^See: Niewolnictwo w islamie wczoraj i dziś [Slavery in Islam, yesterday and today], in: 'Polonia Sacra' 14/2004, pp. 39-56.
^See: Rozumienie wojny w źródłowych tekstach islamu [The Concept of War in Islamic Sources], in: M. Chojnacki, J. Morawa, A. Napiórkowski, Kościół i dar pokoju, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Salwator 2016 pp. 147-172, [accessed: 2.07.2016].
^See: Dżihad. Święta wojna w islamie. Związek religii z państwem. Islam a demokracja. Chrześcijanie w krajach muzułmańskich [The Jihad. Holy War in Islam. The Relation Between Religion and State. Islam vs. Democracy. Christians in the Islamic Countries] Kraków 2002, [accessed: 17.07.2016]; Dżihad – wyzwanie dla świata [The Jihad – the Challenge for the World] in: E. Sakowicz (ed.), Czy islam jest religią terrorystów, Kraków 2002, pp. 197-208; „Święta wojna‘ w islamie. Historyczno-teologiczne aspekty dżihadu [The Holy War in Islam. The historical and theological aspects of jihad], in: 'Polonia Sacra' 9(2001) pp. 181-224.
^See: Wybrane hadisy ze zbiorów kategorii al-kutub as-sitta – „sześciu ksiąg islamu, Część I: Tradycje ze zbioru As-Sahih Al-Buhārīego (zm. 870) [Selected hadiths from the collections of the category 'six books of Islam', part I: Traditions from the collection of As-Sahih Al-Buhārī (d. 870), Historical introduction, translation and commentary], in: 'Collectanea Theologica' 74(2004) pp. 137-148 [accessed: 10.07.2016];
Część II: Tradycje ze zbioru As-Sahih Al-Muslima (zm. 875). Wstęp historyczny, tłumaczenie i komentarz [Selected hadiths from the collections of the category 'six books of Islam', part II: Traditions from the collection of As-Sahih Al-Muslim (d. 875). Historical introduction, translation and commentary] in: 'Collectanea Theologica' 74(2004) pp. 148-154 [accessed: 10.07.2016];
Część III: Tradycje ze zbioru Al-Ğāmi‘ as-Sahih At-Tirmidīego(zm. 892). Wstęp historyczny, tłumaczenie i komentarz [Selected hadiths from the collections of the category al-kutub as-sitta –'six books of Islam', part III: Traditions from the collection of Al-Ğāmi‘ as-Sahih At-Tirmidī (d. 892). Historical introduction, translation and commentary], in: 'Collectanea Theologica' 74(2004) pp. 155-158 [accessed: 13.07.2016]; Chrześcijańskie wpływy na muzułmańską antropologię we wczesnym średniowieczu na przykładzie wybranych tradycji [The Christian influences on Muslim anthropology in the early Middle Ages on the some examples], in: 'Folia Historica Cracoviensia' 10(2004) pp. 221-226.
^See: Dzieje Azji Środkowej od VI do XII wieku [The History of Central Asia in the 6th–12th Centuries] in: Wielka historia Świata, vol. IV: Kształtowanie średniowiecza, ed. M. Salamon, FOGRA, Kraków 2005, pp. 605-632.
^See: Dzieje Afryki od VI do XII wieku [The History of Africa in the 6th–12th centuries] in: Wielka historia świata, vol. IV: Kształtowanie średniowiecza, ed. M. Salamon, FOGRA, Kraków 2005, pp. 230-243.
^Wielka historia świata [The Great History of the World], vol. 1-12, Kraków 2004-2006.
^K. Kościelniak, A Battle or a Campaign? Historical Facts about the Battle of Al-Qādisiyya (636/637?) and the Role of Story-tellers in the Origin of its Narratives, “Rocznik Orientalistyczny” 73/1 (2020), s. 24–40;
doi:
10.24425/ro.2020.134043
^K. Kościelniak, Futile Efforts to Create an Arab Kingdom of Syria. From the Idea of Greater Syria to Syria Partitioned under the French Mandate (1915–1922), in: Folia Historica Cracoviensia 26/2 (2020), 195-250.
doi:
10.15633/fhc.3745
^See: Chrześcijaństwo wobec podbojów muzułmańskich do wypraw krzyżowych [Christianity facing the Muslim conquests till the Crusades], in: B. Michalak-Pikulska (ed.), W kręgu cywilizacji Półksiężyca. 6. Ogólnopolska Konferencja Arabistyczna, Kraków 14-15 maja 2002 roku, Kraków 2002, pp. 195-207 [accessed: 12.07.2016];
Piękno pluralizmu przedchalcedońskich Kościołów orientalnych [The beauty of Oriental pre-Chalcedonian Churches] in: Piękno Kościoła, M.P. Chojnacki, J. Morawa, A.A. Napiórkowski (ed.), Kraków 2014, pp. 49-84, [accessed: 10.07.2016]; Sytuacja chrześcijan na ziemiach islamu – wczoraj i dziś [Situation of Christians in the Islamic World yesterday and today] in: E. Sakowicz (ed.), Czy islam jest religią terrorystów, Kraków 2002, pp. 181-192; Chrześcijanie w krajach muzułmańskich [Christians in the Islamic Countries] in: 'Tarnowskie Studia Teologiczne' XXIV/1(2005) pp. 15-29; O zburzeniu bazyliki Grobu Pańskiego w Jerozolimie i prześladowaniach chrześcijan za panowania kalifa Al-Hakima (996—1021) [The destruction of the Holy Sepulchre Basilica in Jerusalem and persecutions of Christians during the reign of Caliph Al-Hakim (996-1021)], in: Stromata historica in honorem Roman Mariae Zawadzki, Kraków 2006, pp. 123—131.
^See: K. Kościelniak, Between Constantinople, the Papacy, and the Caliphate. The Melkite Church in the Islamicate World, 634-969.
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10.4324/9781003253006
See: Grecy i Arabowie. Historia Kościoła melkickiego (katolickiego) na ziemiach zdobytych przez muzułmanów (634—1516) [Greeks and Arabs. The History of the Melkite (Catholic) Church in the lands conquered by the Muslims (634-1516)], Kraków: UNUM 2004, [accessed: 10.07.2016]. Konsekwencje IV krucjaty dla patriarchatu Antiochii na tle relacji melkicko-łacińskich w XI-XIII wieku [Consequences of the Fourth Crusade for the Patriarchate of Antioch in the background of the Melkite-Latin relations in the 11 th-13th cc.], in: IV Krucjata. Historia – reperkusje – konsekwencje, ed. Z. Kijas, M. Salamon, Kraków 2005: WAM, pp. 219-235; From Grecian to Arabic. The Contribution of the Melchite Church to Arabic Culture in the early Middle Ages (7th – 11th Centuries), in: 'Analecta Cracovienisa' 12(2006-2007) pp. 483-495;
Arabic Culture of the Melchite Church in the early Middle Ages (7th-11th centuries), in: Orientalia Christiana Cracoviensia 3(2011), pp. 55-66, [accessed: 24.07.2016];
The Melkites – 'people of the emperor' in Abbasid Baghdad and Central Asia, in: Prosperity and Stagnation. Some Cultural and Social Aspects of the Abbasides Period (750-1258), ed. K. Kościelniak, 'Orientalia Christiana Cracoviensia – Monographie' 1, Kraków 2010, pp. 101-114, accessed: 12.07.2016.
^See: Status chrześcijan w Libanie według "Règlement" z 1861 oraz 1864 roku [The status of Christians in Lebanon according to Organic Statute ('Règlement') of 1861 and 1864], in: 'Analecta Cracoviensia' 40(2008) pp. 357—372; Wpływy zachodnie na kształtowanie się ustroju Libanu w drugiej połowie XIX wieku [Western influences on the shaping of the political system in Lebanon in the second half of the 19th c.] in: Oddziaływanie cywilizacji śródziemnomorskiej, 'Mare inclitum' vol. 4, Kraków 2009, pp. 291-305;
Z historii dialogu życia. Swobody obywatelskie i zasady porządku konfesyjnego w tzw. „Małym” Libanie według „Règlement” z 1861 i 1864 roku na tle wydarzeń epoki [From history of 'dialogue of life': Civil and political rights in the so-called 'small Liban' according to 'Règlement' from 1861 and 1864 in the context of epoch events], in: Prawa człowieka w kulturze północnej Afryki Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu, ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2008, pp. 109—125, [accessed: 12.07.2016].
^See: Kościół koptyjski od podbojów muzułmańskich do wypraw krzyżowych , [The Coptic Church from the Muslim conquests to the Crusades], in: Starożytność chrześcijańska, ed. J.C. Kałużny, Kraków 2007, pp. 55—67;
Change of Coptic Identity, in: Change and Stability. State, Religion and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2010, pp. 77-92, [accessed: 14.07.2016];
Przemiany tożsamości koptyjskiej [Processes of change of Coptic Identity], in: Państwo, religia i wspólnota. Wybrane zagadnienia z procesów modernizacji na Bliskim Wschodzie, ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2010, pp. 185-200, [accessed: 8.07.2016];
Status obywatela czy mniejszości? Sytuacja i tożsamość Koptów na przełomie XX i XXI wieku [Citizenship or minority status? Situation and identity of Copts in 20/21 century] in: Kościół a świat współczesny, ed. H. Kowalska-Stus, Prace Komisji Kultury Słowian t. X, Kraków 2014, pp. 325-338, [data dostępu 12.07.2016].
^K. Kościelniak, Mariologia bez Bogurodzicy (Θεοτόκος)? Matka Jezusa w tradycji wschodnio-syriackiej (nestoriańskiej) starożytnego Kościoła Wschodu, in: A. Napiórkowski (ed.), Kościół i Maryja, Kraków: Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II 2020, 69-90
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^See: Złe duchy w Biblii i Koranie. Wpływ demonologii biblijnej na koraniczne koncepcje szatana w kontekście oddziaływań religii starożytnych [Evil Spirits in the Bible and the Koran – the influence of biblical demonology on the Koranic conceptions of Satan in the context of interactions of the ancient religions], Kraków: UNUM 1999, [accessed: 1.07.2016]. research was consulted with Prof. G.R. Khoury (Islamic studies, Heidelberg), Prof. S. Maulem (Assyriology, Heidelberg) and dr M. Ajuso (Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d'Islamistica – Egipt).
Apokryphishen (pseudoepigraphischen) Traditionen in die koranische Dämonologie [The apocryphal elements in Quranic demonology], in: 'Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Komisji Naukowych Polskiej Akademii Nauk', vol. XLIII/1, Kraków 2000, pp. 53-56 [accessed: 23.07.2016];
Der Einfluß der biblischen Dämonologie auf die koranische Vorstellung des Satans [The influence of biblical demonology on the Quranic conceptions of Satan] in: The Final Conference of the Mobility Joint European Project – Tempus PHARE, Student Mobility for the Study of Religious Interaction: CHRISTIANITY – JUDAISM – ISLAM, Kraków 1998, pp. 119-124 [accessed: 13.07.2016];
Rola apokryfów w procesie przenikania idei demonologii biblijnej do Koranu [The role of the apocrypha in the process of the penetration of the idea of the Biblical demonology into the Quran], in: 'Przegląd Orientalistyczny' 1-2/2000, pp. 61-81 [accessed: 19.07.2016]; New Testament Abstracts 44/3(2000) p. 626.
^See: K. Kościelniak, Zur Assimilation apokrypher Lehren in der koranischen Demonologie. Eine Analyse von Fragmenten aus dem Bartholomäus-Evangeliums und dem Testament Salomos, in: K. Myśliwiec, A. Ryś (ed.), Crossing Time and Space. To Commemorate Hanna Szymańska. Études et Travaux de l’Institut des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences 7, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag 2020, 117-124.
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See: Les éléments apocryphes dans la démonologie coranique [The apocryphal elements in the Quranic demonology], in: Authority, Privacy and Public Order in Islam. Proceedings of the 22nd Congress of L'Union Européenne des Arabisants et Islamisants, ed. B. Michalak-Pikulska, Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 148, Leuven-Paris-Dudley 2006, pp. 41-49; [accessed: 23.07.2016];
Arabskie dżinny na usługach Salomona. Znaczenie, geneza i rola tradycji apokryficznych w transformacji biblijnego obrazu Salomona w Koranie, in: Religie świata śródziemnomorskiego [The meaning, genesis and role of the apocryphal tradition in the transformation of the biblical picture of Solomon in the Qur'an], in: 'Portolana – Studia Mediterranea' vol. 2: Religie świata śródziemnomorskiego, Kraków 2006, pp. 83-90 [accessed 21.07.2016].
^See: Wpływ Biblii na Koran [The influence of the Bible on Koran], in: Biblia w kontekście kultur, 'Studia Nauk Teologicznych PAN'2009, vol. 4, ed. M. Rusecki, 2010, pp. 54-69, [accessed: 5.07.2016].
^See: Dziedzictwo starożytnego chrześcijaństwa we wczesnym islamie [The heritage of ancient Christianity in early Islam], in: U źródeł kultury wczesnochrześcijańskiej. Materiały z sesji naukowej 25 kwietnia 2002, ed. J.C. Kałużny, Kraków 2002, pp. 93-113. [accessed: 17.07.2016].
^See: Chrześcijaństwo a islam [Christianity and Islam], in: M. Rusecki, et al. (ed.) Leksykon teologii fundamentalnej, Lublin-Kraków 2002, pp. 251-256; Christentum und Islam. Perspektive und Probleme des Dialogs, Kraków: UNUM, 2005, [accessed: 15.07.2016].
^See: The Churches of Damascus according to Ibn ‘Asākir (d. 1176). Destruction of the church of St. John the Baptist by Caliph Walid II, in: 'Rocznik Orientalistyczny' 64(2011) pp. 133-139; [accessed: 20.07.2016]; Inskrypcja fundacyjna meczetu Umajjadów jako źródło do historii zniszczenia i przejęcia przez muzułmanów bazyliki św. Jana Chrzciciela w Damaszku [The foundational inscription of the Umayyads' mosque as a source to the history of the destruction and seizure of St John's Basilica in Damascus by the Muslims], in: 'Analecta Cracoviensia' 41(2009) pp. 409-417.
^See: Dynamizm akulturacji muzułmańsko – chrześcijańskiej w pierwszych wiekach islamu na Bliskim Wschodzie [The dynamism of the Muslim-Christian acculturation in the first centuries of Islam in the Middle East], in: 'Saeculum Christianum' 9(2001) pp. 1-19 [accessed: 12.07.2016]; Świadomość ograniczeń kulturowych wśród muzułmanów jako źródło akulturacji muzułmańsko-chrześcijańskiej [The awareness of the cultural limitations among Muslims as a source of the Muslim-Christian acculturation] in: Dialog i akulturacja. Judaizm, chrześcijaństwo i islam, ed. A. Pankowicz, S. Bielański, Kraków 2007, pp. 75-88
linkArchived 2016-11-14 at the
Wayback Machine [accessed: 12.07.2016]).
^See: Akulturacja muzułmańska i arabizacja chrześcijan. Kultura i religia na Bliskim Wschodzie w pierwszych wiekach islamu według Ibn Haldūna (1332-1406) [Muslim acculturation and Arabisation of Christians. Culture and religion in the Middle East in the first centuries of Islam according to Ibn Haldūn (1332-1406)], in: 'Analecta Cracoviensia' 32(2000) pp. 289-306.
^See: Chrześcijaństwo wobec podbojów muzułmańskich do wypraw krzyżowych [Christianity facing the Muslim conquests till the Crusades], in: B. Michalak-Pikulska (ed.), W kręgu cywilizacji Półksiężyca. 6. Ogólnopolska Konferencja Arabistyczna, Kraków 14-15 maja 2002 roku, Kraków 2002, pp. 195-207 [accessed: 12.07.2016].
^See: Sytuacja chrześcijan na ziemiach islamu – wczoraj i dziś [Situation of Christians in the Islamic World yesterday and today] in: E. Sakowicz (ed.), Czy islam jest religią terrorystów, Kraków 2002, pp. 181-192; Chrześcijanie w krajach muzułmańskich [Christians in the Islamic Countries] in: 'Tarnowskie Studia Teologiczne' XXIV/1(2005) pp. 15-29.
^See: O zburzeniu bazyliki Grobu Pańskiego w Jerozolimie i prześladowaniach chrześcijan za panowania kalifa Al-Hakima (996—1021) [The destruction of the Holy Sepulchre Basilica in Jerusalem and persecutions of Christians during the reign of Caliph Al-Hakim (996-1021)], in: Stromata historica in honorem Roman Mariae Zawadzki, Kraków 2006, pp. 123—131.
^See: Znaczenie „Ordo Fratrorum Minorum" na Bliskim Wschodzie w epoce mameluckiej (1250—1516) [The significance of 'Ordo Fratrorum Minorum' in the Middle East in the Mamluk epoch] in: 'Nurcie Franciszkańskim' 16(2007) pp. 77—84.
^See: K. Kościelniak, Elements of Islamic Ideology of Jihād in Tactica by Emperor Leo VI (866–912) in the Context of the Arab-Byzantine Struggles in the 7th–10th Centuries, in: Contacts and Interaction, Proceedings of the 27th Congress of the Union Européenne des Arabisants et Islamisants, Leuven-Paris-Bristol: Peeters 2017, 245-260. ISSN: 978-90-429-3427-6
See: Naśladownictwo islamskie ideologii dżihadu w „Tactica” cesarza Leona VI (86—912) w kontekście zmagań bizantyjsko-muzułmańskich od VII do X wieku [Imitation of the Islamic ideology of Jihad in 'Tactica' by Emperor Leo VI (866-912) in the context of the Byzantine-Muslim struggles from the 7th till the 10th centuries] in: Byzantina europaea. Księga jubileuszowa ofiarowana profesorowi Waldemarowi Ceranowi, Byzantina Lodzensia 11, Łódź 2007, pp. 305—320, [accessed: 8.07.2016].
^See: Wpływy zachodnie na kształtowanie się ustroju Libanu w drugiej połowie XIX wieku [Western influences on the shaping of the political system in Lebanon in the second half of the 19th c.], in: Oddziaływanie cywilizacji śródziemnomorskiej, 'Mare inclitum' vol. 4, Kraków 2009, pp. 291-305.
^See: Złożony obraz zjawiska religii, Religie współczesnego Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu 1 [The Complex Phenomenon of Religion, 'Contemporary Religions of the Middle East and Far East' vol. 1], Kraków: Wydawnictwo M 2014.
^See: Hinduizm, seria: 'Religie współczesnego Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu' 2, [Hinduism. 'Contemporary Religions of the Middle East and Far East' vol. 2] Kraków: Wydawnictwo M 2015.
^See: Religie świata a chrześcijaństwo [World religions and Christianity] Kraków 1998; Człowiek – filozofia – Bóg [Human being, philosophy, God], Kraków 1999, pp. 19-40.
^See: Męczeństwo chrześcijańska wyłączność? [Is Martyrdom Christian exclusiveness?], in: S. Dżyżdżyk (ed.), Męczeństwo, przeszłość, teraźniejszość, przyszłość, Kraków 2012, pp. 67-93 [accessed: 17.06.2016].
^K. Kościelniak, Perspektywy i problemy misji katolickich w Azji. Konteksty konfesyjne, religijne i polityczne, in: A. Napiórkowski (ed.), Misja istotą i chwałą Kościoła katolickiego, Kraków: Wydawnictwo UPJPII 2019, 329-345.
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^See: Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej – entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak [Oxford Encyclopedia of personalities of the Republic of Poland], London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, p. 555-556; XI Zjazd Stowarzyszenia Teologów Fundamentalnych w Polsce [The 11th Congress of the Association of the Fundamental Theologians in Poland] [accessed: 12.07.2016].
^See: Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej – entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak [Oxford Encyclopedia of personalities of the Republic of Poland], London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, p. 555-556; Sprawozdanie prezesa Polskiego Towarzystwa Teologicznego za rok 2015 [The report of the President of Polish Theological Society in Kraków], [accessed: 22.07.2016].
KrzysztofKościelniak (born 7 August 1965 in Rabka, Poland[1]) – a Catholic priest, full Professor of History (History of the
Orient, Asian Studies, Islamic Studies, History of Religion, History of the Oriental Churches).[2] Currently, a full professor at the
Jagiellonian University,[3] 1994-2021 the researcher and lecturer at the John Paul II Pontifical Academy (UPJPII) in Kraków[4] and in the Seminary of the Pauline Fathers in Kraków.[5]
Education and research experience
He studied at the Higher Theological Seminary of the Archdiocese of Kraków (1985-1991)[6] and the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Kraków (PAT; since 2009 the John Paul II Pontifical University – UPJPII),[7] the second cycle of studies at the Faculty of Theology (1992).[8] Further studies[9] at: the Institute of Oriental Philology, Jagiellonian University (1995-1996), Institut für Sprachen und Kulturen des Vorderen Orients, Ruprecht Karls
Universität Heidelberg, Germany (1996-1997),[10]Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d'Islamistica – Arabic Study Centre Cairo, Egypt (1997-1998); Franciscan Center of Christian Oriental Studies,
Cairo, Egypt (1997-1998).[11] Ph.D. (Religiology) in 1999 from the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical Academy of Theology.[12] Habilitation (postdoctoral dissertation) in the Humanities, History of the Orient, 2001, Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage (PAT).[13] Research long-term stay in Syria (2002-2003),[14] professorship in 2004/2005 (Full Professor) – Faculty of History, Jagiellonian University.[15] Various research stays, including Syria (a dozen times in 2004–2011), Rome, French Polynesia, London, New Zealand. Studies of the Muslim minority in
Xīnjiāng (China),
Yala,
Pattani,
Narathiwat (southern Thailand) and Turkey. A lecturer at
Fu Jen Catholic University and
Tamkang University, Taipei (2016-2017).[16] A lecturer at Caucasus International University (2018) in Tbilisi (Georgia),[17] visiting professor at Imam Khomeini International University (2019) in Qazvin (Iran).[18]
Professional experience
Working as the Catholic priest he experienced Catholic communities in many countries[19]
Jagiellonian University: since 2005, a full professor at the Faculty of International and Political Studies;[20] since 2011, Head of the Department of the Middle East and North Africa, in 2012–2016, Head of the Institute of the Middle and Far East,[21] (he contributed to the creation of Asian Studies),[22] member of some commissions,[23] organizer of several student summer schools in many Asian countries.[24]
Pontifical Academy of Theology (since 2009 the John Paul II Pontifical University in Kraków): since 1994, a lecturer at the Faculty of Theology, the Faculty of Philosophy, the Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage, Faculty of Social Sciences).[25] Assistant Professor (2001-2009) and Full Professor at the Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage (2009-2011).[26] He held many positions,[27] founder and editor-in-chief of the scientific journal 'Orientalia Christiana Cracoviensia' (2009-2012),[28] the series of Oriental sources and monographs,[29] he organized several student summer schools in Syria.[30]
Expert activities: among others, the Congress of EPP Group in the European Parliament in Venice,[31]Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (Qatar),[32]Al-Rai Center for Studies, Jordan Europe Business Association,[33] the Chinese Academy of Sciences,[34] Malaysia (Islamic Science University of Malaysia),[35] Singapore (10th International Conference on Language Literature, Culture and Education 2018)[36] and Seville (World Congress on Middle Eastern Studies 2018).[37] He delivered ca. 120 scientific papers and has given many interviews.[38]
Scientific work and research
His research activities focus on the fields Asian/Oriental studies:[39]
- the condition of the Muslim states, contemporary Islam and the Muslim minorities (Models of modernization of Islam in a dynamic context,[40] the processes of democratization in today's Islamic world,[41] elements of democracy in the
Islamic world,[42] the attempts of the separation of religion and state,[43] Christian and Muslim perceptions of
secularization[44] its practical application in the Muslim countries[45] and the economic consequences of the 'Arab Spring' (2011-2013) in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria and Libya,[46] sources of the ideological success of Russia in the Syrian Civil War,[47] external and internal prospects for ending Syria's civil war,[48] cultural, and ethnic diversities of Muslim immigrants in Poland in the period of 1989–2014,[49] perspectives and challenges of migration of Muslims to Europe,[50] the Muslim-Hindu relations after the establishment of
Bharatiya Janata Party(India),[51] Muslim Uighur community in China, the life of
Afaq Khoja (1626-1694) in the historical context and the polemics about his role within the
Uighur community).[52]
- Islamic Studies (Christian influences in Muslim tradition,[53] the concept of time and calendar in Islam,[54] Quranic demonology,[55] the concept of al-ʿArāf ('Muslim purgatory'),[56] the Qur'an hermeneutic in the world of Islam,[57] Islamic jurisprudence and the rules of Sunni Muslim theology[58] aspects of divinization according to Farīd-al-dīn ʿAṭṭār Nīšāpūrī (died ca. 1221),[59] the concept of the universality of Islam,[60] the Muslim eschatology,[61] the slavery[62] and the status of women in Islam,[63] the concept of Jihad in Sunni sources (Qur'an, Sunnah) and the modern modifications and perceptions of Jihad in the Islamic world.[64] Jihad in various aspects contexts (historical, theological and dialogue of life).[65] Author of the first Polish Concordance of the Qurʾān.[66] He has translated and commented on several Hadiths.)[67]
- the history of Islam and the Muslim World (the history of Central Asia from the 6th to the 12th centuries[68] and history of sub-Saharan Africa in the Middle Ages[69] (published as parts of 'The Great History of the World).[70] The achievements and failures of the Abbasids (750-1258),[71] meanings of history in the Muslim thought,[72] He has described Muhammad's tomb in Medina in the 17th century (focusing on the relations of the Islamicised Polish men kidnapped by Turks to Egypt)[73] and analyzed the contribution of Tadeusz Lewicki (1906-1992) to Islamic studies and the history of West Africa.),[74] he critically examined historical facts about the Battle of Al-Qādisiyya (636/637?),[75] he presented the unsuccessful attempt to create the Arab kingdom of Syria by following the course of events from the attempts to proclaim Greater Syria to Syria divided under the French mandate (1915-1922).[76]
- the Oriental Churches (Arab Christianity before
Muhammad,[77] and Christian Arabic literature before the rise of Islam[78] The Christians in the Muslim world in the Middle Ages,[79] the history of the
Melkite Church (634-1516),[80] the Maronite Church in the Middle East as a bridge between the East and the West,[81] the contribution of Christian Maronites to the famous Organic Statute of Lebanon (Règlement) in 1861 and 1864[82] and statistical changes of Christians in Lebanon and Syria in the twentieth century.[83] The changes of Coptic identity,[84] the pluralism of the Catholic Church in Egypt,[85] the condition of Christian minorities in Turkey[86] and mariology in the East Syriac tradition.[87]
- Islam and Christianity - interactions and dialogue (the influence of Biblical demonology on the Quranic concepts of Satan in the context of the interaction of Ancient religions,[88] apocryphal tradition in the Quranic demonology,[89] Muslim tradition in the background of the Christian-Islamic acculturation from the 7th to the 10th centuries, the origin, history and meaning of the New Testament borrowings in the hadiths,[90] the interaction between the Qur'an and pre-Islamic Polytheistic and Christian beliefs,[91] the Old and New Testament elements in the Qur'an,[92] Christian influences on some Muslim interpretations of al-ʿArāf ('the Muslim purgatory')[93] and early Christian (Patristic) elements in the Qur'an,[94] the differences between Islam and Christianity.[95]
- the History of Muslim-Christian Relations (the sources depicting the seizure of the Church of St. John the Baptist in Damascus during the reign of Caliph Walid II,[96] the dynamism of the Muslim-Christian acculturation in the first centuries of Islam in the Middle East,[97] culture and religion in the Middle East in the first centuries of Islam according to Ibn Haldūn (1332-1406),[98] Christological aspects of the Christian-Islamic polemics from the early ages of Islam,[99] the Arab invasion in Rome (846),[100] the condition of Christian communities in the Muslim world before the Crusaders,[101] the ambivalence of the position of Christians in the Muslim community,[102] the destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in 1009,[103] the description of Christians in Egypt by the Franciscan friar Anthony Gonzales (1673),[104] the praise of the crusaders' attitude towards Muslims in Ibn Jubayr's chronicle concerning his journey to the East (d. 1217),[105] the significance of the Franciscans in the Middle East during the Mameluke epoch,[106] the imitation of the Islamic ideology of Jihad in 'Tactica' by
Emperor Leo VI (866-912),[107] the missionary activities of Protestant Churches in the eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire in the first half of the 19th century,[108] Western influences on the shaping of the political system in Lebanon in the second half of the 19th century.[109] Muslim-Christian dialogue in the context of human rights (the Universal Declaration of Human Rights),[110] dialogue of life between Christians and Muslims in the history of Lebanon (1861-1945) after the Organic Statute of Lebanon (Règlement),[111] the Polish experience of co-existence between Christians and Muslims.[112]
- theology and the history of religions, religious studies (the author of textbooks as part of the series 'Religions of the modern Middle and far East'; the first volume presents the complex of the phenomenon of religion,[113] the second volume shows the comprehensive outline of Hinduism.[114] He has also published the textbook on the Catholic theology of religions[115] and has co-authored two textbooks on Catholic fundamental theology.[116] He has compared the idea of martyrdom in several religions of the world.[117] Investigated the contacts and interactions of the ancient Egyptians with the nomadic (Arab?) culture,[118] elements of the ancient Egyptian demonology in religion in pre-Islamic Arabia,[119] he presented the perspectives and problems of Catholic missions in Asia.[120]
- biblical studies (this range of publications is typical for his early research activities (mainly biblical demonology). He has analyzed the theme of evil spirits in the Bible,[121] presented an exegesis of some fragments of the Gospel of John which has the term άρχων του̃ κόσμου τούτου ('Lord of this world').[122] He has examined the connection between biblical demonology and ancient religions of the Middle East,[123] and polemized with the theory of Gerald Messadié (Histoire générale du diable) that biblical demonology directly depends on Persian demonology.[124] In addition to biblical demonology, he has conducted an exegesis of the Lord's Prayer and other fragments of the New Testament which were incorporated into the Muslim tradition.)[125]
Membership in professional organizations
Member of the Association of European Arabists and Islamicists (L'Union Europeene des Arabisants st Islamisants – UEAI);[126] the Committee of Oriental Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw,[127] (2011-2014, the member of the presidium of this committee);[128] the Committee on Byzantine of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, Scientific Society of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania;[129] the Association of the Fundamental Theologians in Poland[130] and the Polish Theological Society in Kraków (both the Theological Commission and the Historical Commission), the John Paul II Intercultural Dialogue Institute in Kraków.[131]
ﻴﺎﻨﻮﺵ ﺪﺍﻨﺴﻜﻲ, ﺍﻠﺪﺮﺍﺴﺎﺖ ﺍﻠﻌﺮﺒﻴﺔ ﻮ ﺍﻹﺴﻼﻣﻴﺔ ﻔﻲ ﺒﻮﻠﻮﻨﻴﺎ, ﻣﺆﺘﻣﺭ ﺁﻔﺎﻖ ﺍﻋﻼﻗﺎﺖ ﺍﻷﺭﺩﻧﻴﺔ ﺍﻠﺒﻮﻠﻨﺪﻴﺔ 65, عمّان: الجامعة الأردن ٢٠١١
Hinduism „Contemporary Religions of the Middle East and Far East" vol. 2 [Hinduizm, „Religie współczesnego Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu" vol. 2], Kraków: Wydawnictwo M 2015;
State, Religion, Community. Selected Topics from Political Modernization in the Middle East [Państwo, religia i wspólnota. Wybrane zagadnienia z procesów modernizacji na Bliskim Wschodzie], ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków: UNUM 2010;
[Oxford Encyclopedia of Personalities of the Republic of Poland] Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak, London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, pp. 555–556 (presentation of Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak's activities and achievements till 2016);
Polish Scholarly Bibliography (PBN) – the portal of the Polish Ministry of Science, Polska Bibliografia Naukowa PBN, Krzysztof Kościelniak (complete list of Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak's published scientific works), [accessed: 12.07.2016].
K. Kaucha, Kościelniak Krzysztof, w: Leksykon teologii fundamentalnej, red. M. Rusecki i inni, Lublin-Kraków 2002, s. 653-654 (omówienie zasadniczych osiągnięć naukowych K. Kościelniaka do 2001);
J. Hauziński, [Research on the history of the Islamic world in Poland after 1945] Badania nad dziejami świata islamu w Polsce po 1945 roku, in: T. Majda (ed.), Szkice z dziejów polskiej orientalistyki, vol. V, Warszawa 2010, pp. 69–70 (presentation of Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak's contribution to Oriental studies till 2008);
D. Rosiak,
Ziarno i krew. Podróż śladami bliskowschodnich chrześcijan [Grain and blood. Travel in the footsteps of Christians in the Middle East], Wołowiec: Wydawnictwo Czarne 2015, wstęp (Memories of the meeting Krzysztof Kościelniak) (accessed: 29.12.2016)
Krzysztof Kościelniak,
Dorobek naukowy Katedry Historii Religii Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu[permanent dead link] [Krzysztof Kościelniak, Achievements of the Department of the History of Religion in the Middle and Far East at the Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage, John Paul II Pontifical University of Kraków] (presentation of Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak's activities and achievements till 2011) [accessed: 22.03.2011].
Radość w Rabie Niżnej – mieszkańcy są dumni z ks. Prof. Krzysztofa Kościelniaka [Joy in Raba Niżna – The people of Raba Niżna are proud to Rev. Father Krzysztof Kościelniak], in: Gazeta krakowska – nowosądecka, 16.12.2005, pp. 1–2.
Ksiądz Profesor z Raby Niżnej – specjalista od islamu i świata arabskiego, [Rev. Father Professor from Raba Niżna – expert in Islam and the Arab World], in: Nasza Gmina Mszana Dolna 4(2005) p. 9.
30 przesiadek. Wspomnienia studentów z wyjazdu naukowego do Syrii, [Thirty changes. Recollections of students participating in the summer school in Syria], in: 'Patos' part I 4(2005) pp. 16-17; part II 1(2006) pp. 14-15.
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^See: Duchowieństwo diecezjalne oraz członkowie męskich instytutów życia konsekrowanego i stowarzyszeń życia apostolskiego 2001 [The Diocesan Clergy and Members of the Male Congregation of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, 2001], Ząbki: Apostolicum 2002, p. 255.
^See: Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej – entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak [Oxford Encyclopedia of Personalities of the Republic of Poland], London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, p. 555.
^See: After elementary education in Raba Niżna (Poland) and graduation from the Technical College of Forestry in Stary Sącz (1985: specialization: silviculture, graduation work: Wpływ pszczoły miodnej Apis mellifera na gospodarkę leśną [The impact of the honeybee Apis mellifera on forestry). See: Ksiądz Profesor z Raby Niżnej – specjalista od islamu i świata arabskiego [Rev. Reverend Professor from Raba Niżna – Expert in Islam and the Arab World expert], in: 'Nasza Gmina Mszana Dolna' 4(2005) p. 9;
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^Master's degree in Biblical Theology 1991: Sens teologiczny określenia ο άρχων του̃ κόσμου τούτου w Ewangelii św. Jana [The theological sense of the term άρχων του̃ κόσμου τούτου in the Gospel of St John] written under the supervision of Rev. Prof. Dr. Augustyn Jankowski, O.S.B.(1916-2005); awarded, published, reviewed.
See: Sąd Ducha Świętego – Egzegeza i teologia J 16, 8-11 [Paraclete's judgment – Exegesis and theology of John 16: 8-11], at: Collectanea Theologica' 69(1999) pp. 5-21; [accessed: 15.07.2016];
Sens ironiczny określenia „Władca tego świata” w Ewangelii św. Jana [The ironic sense of 'the ruler of this world' in the Gospel According to John], in: 'W Nurcie Franciszkańskim' 8(1999) pp. 47-57 [accessed: 23.07.2016];
Sąd nad światem i uwielbienie Chrystusa – egzegeza i teologia J 12, 28-31 [The judgment of this world and adoration of Christ. Exegesis and theology of John 12:28-31], in: 'W Nurcie Franciszkańskim' 9(2000) pp. 7-15 [accessed: 18.07.2016]. Reviews: 'New Testament Abstracts'/ Cambridge/ 44(3/2000) p. 488; 'International Review of Biblical Studies'/Leiden-Boston/ 48(2001-2002) p. 385.
^Licentiate of Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) – at pontifical institutions of higher education is not a Bachelor's degree, but a degree given to those who have completed Master's studies and obtained a Master's degree; his licentiate dissertation: Dialog z ateistami według Henri de Lubaca na tle ewolucji stosunku Kościoła do niewierzących [The dialogue with atheists according to Henri de Lubac in the background of the evolution of the Church's attitude towards non-believers] under the supervision of Rev. Prof. Dr. Łukasz Kamykowski. Licentiate of Sacred Theology partially published (co-author): Człowiek – filozofia – Bóg [Human Being – Philosophy – God], Kraków 1999, pp. 19-40.
^1994–1999 he participated in a doctoral programme at the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Kraków (which offered several opportunities for personal development. The programme was flexible and provided opportunities to have cultural and academic experiences at many universities and high schools.)
^Doctoral dissertation entitled Wpływ demonologii biblijnej na koraniczne koncepcje szatana w kontekście oddziaływań religii starożytnych [The influence of biblical demonology on the Koranic conceptions of Satan in the context of the interactions of the ancient religions] under the supervision of Rev. Prof. Dr. Łukasz Kamykowski, consulted with Prof. Dr. G.R. Khoury (born 1936), Islamwissenschaft) and Prof. Dr. S. Maul (Assyriology); published: Złe duchy w Biblii i Koranie – wpływ demonologii biblijnej na koraniczne koncepcje szatana w kontekście oddziaływań religii starożytnych [The influence of biblical demonology on the Koranic conceptions of Satan in the context of the interactions of the ancient religions], Kraków: UNUM 1999, [accessed: 1.07.2016]; reviews: 'New Testament Abstracts'/Cambridge/ 44(3/2000) p. 626; 'Ateneum Kapłańskie'/Włocławek/ 2(2000) p. 389; 'Ruch Biblijny i Liturgiczny'/ Kraków/ 56(2003) pp. 150-153; 'Warszawskie Studia Teologiczne'/ Warszawa/ 12(1999) pp. 341-342; 'Nomos' 6/27(1999) pp. 174-177; The Final Conference of the Mobility Joint European Project – Tempus PHARE, Student Mobility for the Study of Religious Interaction: CHRISTIANITY – JUDAISM – ISLAM, Kraków: UNUM 1998, p. 119.
^Arabic intensive language programs (Arabic Teaching for Non-Arabic Speakers – Ministry of Education SAR – Damascus) research in Institut Français d'Etudes Arabes de Damas. See: Krzysztof Kościelniak, Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej [Oxford Encyclopedia of Personalities of The Republic of Poland, Warszawa 2016.
^See: Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej – entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak [Oxford Encyclopedia of personalities of the Republic of Poland], London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, p. 555-556.
^See: Caucasus International University,
News [accessed: 15.07.2018]
^Ordained by Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, in the Wawel Cathedral. 1991 the Parish of Saint Elizabeth in Jaworzno-Szczakowa (a deacon). Oświęcim (1991-1994 the Parish of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary), Broc and Vuippens (Diocèse de Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg, Switzerland, 1995-1997 in summer months); Cairo Egypt (the Latin Church of the Assumption Ataba, 1997-1998), Damascus, Syria (the Franciscan Church Bab Toma, 2002-2003); During his research stays he experienced Catholic communities in Germany, England, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Turkey and Taiwan. 1994-2010 (periods of residence in Poland) assistance in the parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Kraków–Mistrzejowice. Currently, he lives in the Parish of All Saints in Kraków (since 1995). Since 2004, each year in the Diocese of Sankt Pölten, Austria (in summer months) - he worked in Brand-Nagelberg, Sieghartskirchen, Yspertal and Pöchlarn. During stay in Poland, the Parish of All Saints in Kraków (since 1995), and the Parish of St. Nicholas in Skrzydlna (since 2010).
See: Rocznik św. Rafała Kalinowskiego, Kapłani wyświęceni w Katedrze na Wawelu 18 maja 1991 roku [The group of the year 1991 (Saint Raphael Kalinowski's group), priests ordained in the Cathedral of Wawel on May 18, 1991], [accessed: 14.07.2016]; Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej – entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak [Oxford Encyclopedia of personalities of the Republic of Poland], London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, p. 555;
Wahrzeichen in Ordning renoviertArchived 2016-11-14 at the
Wayback Machine, in: 20 Jahre Weinherbst Niederösterreich, [accessed: 20.07.2016];
Kraków – Parafia Wszystkich ŚwiętychArchived 2018-06-07 at the
Wayback Machine [Kraków – All Saints' Parish, [accessed: 20.07.2016];
Parafia św. Mikołaja w SkrzydlnejArchived 2016-11-14 at the
Wayback Machine [Parish of Saint Nicholas in Skrzydlna], [accessed: 12.09.2016].
^See: Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej – entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak [Oxford Encyclopedia of Personalities of the Republic of Poland], London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, p. 555;
Ks. prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Kościelniak – Dyrektor Instytutu Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu UJ, O Instytucie... [Professor Krzysztof Kościelniak – Director of the Institute of the Middle and Far East Jagiellonian University, About the Institute...], [accessed: 12.07.2016].
^In 2012-2016 a member of the Professor Contract Commission, the Interim Evaluation Commission and the Financial Committee of the Faculty (See: Sprawozdanie dziekana Wydziału Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politycznych UJ z kadencji 2012-2016[permanent dead link] [Report of the Dean of the Faculty of International and Political Studies – Jagiellonian University, concerning the 2012-2016 term] [accessed: 21.07.2016]).
A reviewer for 'Politeja,' the periodical of the JU Faculty of International and Political Studies (see: Politeja – recenzenci [Politeja – reviewers] [accessed: 12.07.2016]).
^See: Oxford Encyklopedia – Osobistości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej – entry: Krzysztof Kościelniak [Oxford Encyclopedia of personalities of the Republic of Poland], London: An Oxford Encyclopedia Publication 2016, p. 555.
^See: Krzysztof Kościelniak, in: Skrócony Katalog Duchowieństwa i Kościołów Archidiecezji Krakowskiej [Abbreviated directory of the clergy and churches of the Archdiocese of Kraków] 1997, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Św. Stanisława BM Archidiecezji Krakowskiej 1997; Krzysztof Kościelniak, in: Informator Archidiecezji Krakowskiej-Parafie i Kościoły 2000 [Handbook of the Archdiocese of Kraków – Parishes and Churches in 2000], Kraków: Wydawnictwo Św. Stanisława BM Archidiecezji Krakowskiej 2001.
^Dorobek naukowy Katedry Historii Religii Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu[permanent dead link], [Scientific achievements of the Department of the History of Religion in the Middle and Far East] [accessed 22.03.2011]. These series were closed at the John Paul II Pontifical University of Kraków after the affiliation of Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak to the Jagiellonian University.
^See: 30 przesiadek. Wspomnienia studentów z wyjazdu naukowego do Syrii [Thirty changes. Recollections of the students from the summer school in Syria], in: 'Patos' part I 4(2005) pp. 16-17; part II 1(2006) pp. 14-15.
^He led the session Enhancing the education system to build an religiously balanced international society during the 8th Annual Doha Conference on Interfaith Dialogue, Doha (Qatar) 18.10. 2010. See: M. Rzepka, 8th Doha Conference on Interfaith Dialogue, in: Vita Academica 6 (60) 2010, p. 26;
link [accessed 25.06.2016].
^Analysis: The new EU economic strategy towards the Arab countries, the international economic forum of the future relations between Poland and the Arab World, Al-Rai Center for Studies, Amman, 13.05.2013. Panel member Jordan Europe Business Association (JEBA) 14.05. 2013. See:
Embassy of the Republic of Poland, The Seminar on the Future of Polish-Arab Relations, [accessed 22.07.2016];
^Panel discussion on the relations between the People's Republic of China and the Vatican. The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 10 December 2014, see: Zebranie Rady Programowej Instytutu Konfucjusza[permanent dead link] [Board Meeting of the Confucius Institute], [accessed 12.07.2016].
^The lecture: Faith dialogue in the contemporary Muslim-Christian relationship. Polish experience, Islamic Science University of Malaysia (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur 30.08.2012. See: International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Krzysztof Kościelniak, at:
linkArchived 2016-11-14 at
archive.today [accessed 10.07.2016].
^See for example: Rozmowy Teofila: Rozmowa A. Dobrzyńskiego OP z ks. Krzysztofem Kościelniakiem – Dlaczego warto zajmować się islamem? [Dissusions of 'Teofil': Conversation of Rev. A. Dobrzyński OP with Rev. Krzysztof Kościelniak: Why is Islam worth knowing], in: 'Teofil – Pismo Kolegium Filozoficzno-Teologicznego Dominikanów' 24(2006) pp. 23-41, [accessed: 12.07.2016];
Rozmowa o dialogu chrześcijańsko-muzułmańskim J. Bocheńskiej z ks. prof. Krzysztofem Kościelniakiem [Christian-Muslim dialogue. Conversation of J. Bocheńska with Rev. Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak], in: 'Tolerancja.pl' [accessed: 12.07.2016];
Dialog życia. Rozmowa ks. dr Piotra Gąsiora z ks. prof. Krzysztofem Kościelniakiem [The dialogue of life. Conversation Rev. Dr Piotr Gąsior with Rev. Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak], in: 'Niedziela Ogólnopolska' 48/2006, pp. 13-14; [accessed: 18.07.2016]);
Co mamy przemilczać?! Z ks. prof. dr. hab. Krzysztofem Kościelniakiem – islamoznawcą, wykładowcą na Papieskiej Akademii Teologicznej – rozmawia ks. Piotr Gąsior [What do we hide? Conversation of Rev. Dr Piotr Gąsior with Rev. Prof. Krzysztof Kościelniak, lecturer at the Pontifical Acaedmy of Theology], in: 'Niedziela Ogólnopolska' 43/2006, pp. 18-19 (
link [accessed: 12.07.2016]).
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^See: Change and Stability. State, Religion and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2010 Dilemmas of Democracy in the Middle East. Israel, Jordan, Turkey, ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2010; Change of Coptic Identity, in: Change and Stability. State, Religion and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2010, pp. 77-92, [accessed: 13.07.2016]; Przemiany tożsamości koptyjskiej [Change of Coptic Identity], in: Państwo, religia i wspólnota. Wybrane zagadnienia z procesów modernizacji na Bliskim Wschodzie [State, Religion, Community. Selected Topics from Political Modernization in the Middle East], ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2010, pp. 185-200. [accessed: 8.07.2016].
^See: Relacja państwo-religia w ujęciu islamu i katolicyzmu. Studium historyczno-porównawcze na temat sekularyzacji [State-religion relations in Islam and Catholicism. Comparative historical analysis of secularization], in: 'Analecta Cracoviensia' 34(2002) pp. 329-352.
^See: Relacja państwo-religia w ujęciu islamu i katolicyzmu. Studium historyczno-porównawcze na temat sekularyzacji [State–religion relations in Islam and Catholicism. Comparative historical analysis of secularization], in: 'Analecta Cracoviensia' 34(2002) pp. 329-352.
^K. Kościelniak, Ideologiczne aspekty zaangażowania Rosji w syryjskiej wojnie domowej 2011-2017, in: „Krakowskie Studia Międzynarodowe” 3(2017), 233-258 ISSN 1733-2680
^K. Kościelniak, Too early for peace talks? External and internal prospects for ending Syria’s civil war, in: Chin-mo Cheng (ed.), Prospects for peace and prosperity in the New Age, Taipei: Department of Diplomacy and International Relations Tamkang University 2017, 39-70
^Zjazd Stowarzyszenia Teologów Moralistów Zakopane, 12-14 czerwca 2016, referat: Migracja muzułmańska w Europie. Perspektywy i problemy integracji [Muslim migration in Europe. Perspectives and problems of integration], at:
link [accessed: 10.07.2016].
^See: Uniwersalistyczne roszczenia islamu [The universality of Islam], in: Uniwersalizm chrześcijaństwa a pluralizm religii. Materiały z sympozjum Tarnów – Kraków, 14-15 kwietnia 1999 r., Tarnów 2000, pp. 132-153.
^See: Al-Qiyama – zmartwychwstanie w nauce islamu [Al-Qiyama – resurrection in the teaching of Islam], in: 'Resovia Sacra' 6(1999) pp. 95-113 [accessed: 23.07.2016];
Piekło i potępienie w islamie [Hell and condemnation in Islam], in: 'Polonia Sacra' 10/2002, pp. 217-227 [accessed: 12.07.2016].
^See: Niewolnictwo w islamie wczoraj i dziś [Slavery in Islam, yesterday and today], in: 'Polonia Sacra' 14/2004, pp. 39-56.
^See: Rozumienie wojny w źródłowych tekstach islamu [The Concept of War in Islamic Sources], in: M. Chojnacki, J. Morawa, A. Napiórkowski, Kościół i dar pokoju, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Salwator 2016 pp. 147-172, [accessed: 2.07.2016].
^See: Dżihad. Święta wojna w islamie. Związek religii z państwem. Islam a demokracja. Chrześcijanie w krajach muzułmańskich [The Jihad. Holy War in Islam. The Relation Between Religion and State. Islam vs. Democracy. Christians in the Islamic Countries] Kraków 2002, [accessed: 17.07.2016]; Dżihad – wyzwanie dla świata [The Jihad – the Challenge for the World] in: E. Sakowicz (ed.), Czy islam jest religią terrorystów, Kraków 2002, pp. 197-208; „Święta wojna‘ w islamie. Historyczno-teologiczne aspekty dżihadu [The Holy War in Islam. The historical and theological aspects of jihad], in: 'Polonia Sacra' 9(2001) pp. 181-224.
^See: Wybrane hadisy ze zbiorów kategorii al-kutub as-sitta – „sześciu ksiąg islamu, Część I: Tradycje ze zbioru As-Sahih Al-Buhārīego (zm. 870) [Selected hadiths from the collections of the category 'six books of Islam', part I: Traditions from the collection of As-Sahih Al-Buhārī (d. 870), Historical introduction, translation and commentary], in: 'Collectanea Theologica' 74(2004) pp. 137-148 [accessed: 10.07.2016];
Część II: Tradycje ze zbioru As-Sahih Al-Muslima (zm. 875). Wstęp historyczny, tłumaczenie i komentarz [Selected hadiths from the collections of the category 'six books of Islam', part II: Traditions from the collection of As-Sahih Al-Muslim (d. 875). Historical introduction, translation and commentary] in: 'Collectanea Theologica' 74(2004) pp. 148-154 [accessed: 10.07.2016];
Część III: Tradycje ze zbioru Al-Ğāmi‘ as-Sahih At-Tirmidīego(zm. 892). Wstęp historyczny, tłumaczenie i komentarz [Selected hadiths from the collections of the category al-kutub as-sitta –'six books of Islam', part III: Traditions from the collection of Al-Ğāmi‘ as-Sahih At-Tirmidī (d. 892). Historical introduction, translation and commentary], in: 'Collectanea Theologica' 74(2004) pp. 155-158 [accessed: 13.07.2016]; Chrześcijańskie wpływy na muzułmańską antropologię we wczesnym średniowieczu na przykładzie wybranych tradycji [The Christian influences on Muslim anthropology in the early Middle Ages on the some examples], in: 'Folia Historica Cracoviensia' 10(2004) pp. 221-226.
^See: Dzieje Azji Środkowej od VI do XII wieku [The History of Central Asia in the 6th–12th Centuries] in: Wielka historia Świata, vol. IV: Kształtowanie średniowiecza, ed. M. Salamon, FOGRA, Kraków 2005, pp. 605-632.
^See: Dzieje Afryki od VI do XII wieku [The History of Africa in the 6th–12th centuries] in: Wielka historia świata, vol. IV: Kształtowanie średniowiecza, ed. M. Salamon, FOGRA, Kraków 2005, pp. 230-243.
^Wielka historia świata [The Great History of the World], vol. 1-12, Kraków 2004-2006.
^K. Kościelniak, A Battle or a Campaign? Historical Facts about the Battle of Al-Qādisiyya (636/637?) and the Role of Story-tellers in the Origin of its Narratives, “Rocznik Orientalistyczny” 73/1 (2020), s. 24–40;
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^K. Kościelniak, Futile Efforts to Create an Arab Kingdom of Syria. From the Idea of Greater Syria to Syria Partitioned under the French Mandate (1915–1922), in: Folia Historica Cracoviensia 26/2 (2020), 195-250.
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^See: Chrześcijaństwo wobec podbojów muzułmańskich do wypraw krzyżowych [Christianity facing the Muslim conquests till the Crusades], in: B. Michalak-Pikulska (ed.), W kręgu cywilizacji Półksiężyca. 6. Ogólnopolska Konferencja Arabistyczna, Kraków 14-15 maja 2002 roku, Kraków 2002, pp. 195-207 [accessed: 12.07.2016];
Piękno pluralizmu przedchalcedońskich Kościołów orientalnych [The beauty of Oriental pre-Chalcedonian Churches] in: Piękno Kościoła, M.P. Chojnacki, J. Morawa, A.A. Napiórkowski (ed.), Kraków 2014, pp. 49-84, [accessed: 10.07.2016]; Sytuacja chrześcijan na ziemiach islamu – wczoraj i dziś [Situation of Christians in the Islamic World yesterday and today] in: E. Sakowicz (ed.), Czy islam jest religią terrorystów, Kraków 2002, pp. 181-192; Chrześcijanie w krajach muzułmańskich [Christians in the Islamic Countries] in: 'Tarnowskie Studia Teologiczne' XXIV/1(2005) pp. 15-29; O zburzeniu bazyliki Grobu Pańskiego w Jerozolimie i prześladowaniach chrześcijan za panowania kalifa Al-Hakima (996—1021) [The destruction of the Holy Sepulchre Basilica in Jerusalem and persecutions of Christians during the reign of Caliph Al-Hakim (996-1021)], in: Stromata historica in honorem Roman Mariae Zawadzki, Kraków 2006, pp. 123—131.
^See: K. Kościelniak, Between Constantinople, the Papacy, and the Caliphate. The Melkite Church in the Islamicate World, 634-969.
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Arabic Culture of the Melchite Church in the early Middle Ages (7th-11th centuries), in: Orientalia Christiana Cracoviensia 3(2011), pp. 55-66, [accessed: 24.07.2016];
The Melkites – 'people of the emperor' in Abbasid Baghdad and Central Asia, in: Prosperity and Stagnation. Some Cultural and Social Aspects of the Abbasides Period (750-1258), ed. K. Kościelniak, 'Orientalia Christiana Cracoviensia – Monographie' 1, Kraków 2010, pp. 101-114, accessed: 12.07.2016.
^See: Status chrześcijan w Libanie według "Règlement" z 1861 oraz 1864 roku [The status of Christians in Lebanon according to Organic Statute ('Règlement') of 1861 and 1864], in: 'Analecta Cracoviensia' 40(2008) pp. 357—372; Wpływy zachodnie na kształtowanie się ustroju Libanu w drugiej połowie XIX wieku [Western influences on the shaping of the political system in Lebanon in the second half of the 19th c.] in: Oddziaływanie cywilizacji śródziemnomorskiej, 'Mare inclitum' vol. 4, Kraków 2009, pp. 291-305;
Z historii dialogu życia. Swobody obywatelskie i zasady porządku konfesyjnego w tzw. „Małym” Libanie według „Règlement” z 1861 i 1864 roku na tle wydarzeń epoki [From history of 'dialogue of life': Civil and political rights in the so-called 'small Liban' according to 'Règlement' from 1861 and 1864 in the context of epoch events], in: Prawa człowieka w kulturze północnej Afryki Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu, ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2008, pp. 109—125, [accessed: 12.07.2016].
^See: Kościół koptyjski od podbojów muzułmańskich do wypraw krzyżowych , [The Coptic Church from the Muslim conquests to the Crusades], in: Starożytność chrześcijańska, ed. J.C. Kałużny, Kraków 2007, pp. 55—67;
Change of Coptic Identity, in: Change and Stability. State, Religion and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa, ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2010, pp. 77-92, [accessed: 14.07.2016];
Przemiany tożsamości koptyjskiej [Processes of change of Coptic Identity], in: Państwo, religia i wspólnota. Wybrane zagadnienia z procesów modernizacji na Bliskim Wschodzie, ed. K. Kościelniak, Kraków 2010, pp. 185-200, [accessed: 8.07.2016];
Status obywatela czy mniejszości? Sytuacja i tożsamość Koptów na przełomie XX i XXI wieku [Citizenship or minority status? Situation and identity of Copts in 20/21 century] in: Kościół a świat współczesny, ed. H. Kowalska-Stus, Prace Komisji Kultury Słowian t. X, Kraków 2014, pp. 325-338, [data dostępu 12.07.2016].
^K. Kościelniak, Mariologia bez Bogurodzicy (Θεοτόκος)? Matka Jezusa w tradycji wschodnio-syriackiej (nestoriańskiej) starożytnego Kościoła Wschodu, in: A. Napiórkowski (ed.), Kościół i Maryja, Kraków: Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II 2020, 69-90
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Apokryphishen (pseudoepigraphischen) Traditionen in die koranische Dämonologie [The apocryphal elements in Quranic demonology], in: 'Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Komisji Naukowych Polskiej Akademii Nauk', vol. XLIII/1, Kraków 2000, pp. 53-56 [accessed: 23.07.2016];
Der Einfluß der biblischen Dämonologie auf die koranische Vorstellung des Satans [The influence of biblical demonology on the Quranic conceptions of Satan] in: The Final Conference of the Mobility Joint European Project – Tempus PHARE, Student Mobility for the Study of Religious Interaction: CHRISTIANITY – JUDAISM – ISLAM, Kraków 1998, pp. 119-124 [accessed: 13.07.2016];
Rola apokryfów w procesie przenikania idei demonologii biblijnej do Koranu [The role of the apocrypha in the process of the penetration of the idea of the Biblical demonology into the Quran], in: 'Przegląd Orientalistyczny' 1-2/2000, pp. 61-81 [accessed: 19.07.2016]; New Testament Abstracts 44/3(2000) p. 626.
^See: K. Kościelniak, Zur Assimilation apokrypher Lehren in der koranischen Demonologie. Eine Analyse von Fragmenten aus dem Bartholomäus-Evangeliums und dem Testament Salomos, in: K. Myśliwiec, A. Ryś (ed.), Crossing Time and Space. To Commemorate Hanna Szymańska. Études et Travaux de l’Institut des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences 7, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag 2020, 117-124.
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Arabskie dżinny na usługach Salomona. Znaczenie, geneza i rola tradycji apokryficznych w transformacji biblijnego obrazu Salomona w Koranie, in: Religie świata śródziemnomorskiego [The meaning, genesis and role of the apocryphal tradition in the transformation of the biblical picture of Solomon in the Qur'an], in: 'Portolana – Studia Mediterranea' vol. 2: Religie świata śródziemnomorskiego, Kraków 2006, pp. 83-90 [accessed 21.07.2016].
^See: Wpływ Biblii na Koran [The influence of the Bible on Koran], in: Biblia w kontekście kultur, 'Studia Nauk Teologicznych PAN'2009, vol. 4, ed. M. Rusecki, 2010, pp. 54-69, [accessed: 5.07.2016].
^See: Dziedzictwo starożytnego chrześcijaństwa we wczesnym islamie [The heritage of ancient Christianity in early Islam], in: U źródeł kultury wczesnochrześcijańskiej. Materiały z sesji naukowej 25 kwietnia 2002, ed. J.C. Kałużny, Kraków 2002, pp. 93-113. [accessed: 17.07.2016].
^See: Chrześcijaństwo a islam [Christianity and Islam], in: M. Rusecki, et al. (ed.) Leksykon teologii fundamentalnej, Lublin-Kraków 2002, pp. 251-256; Christentum und Islam. Perspektive und Probleme des Dialogs, Kraków: UNUM, 2005, [accessed: 15.07.2016].
^See: The Churches of Damascus according to Ibn ‘Asākir (d. 1176). Destruction of the church of St. John the Baptist by Caliph Walid II, in: 'Rocznik Orientalistyczny' 64(2011) pp. 133-139; [accessed: 20.07.2016]; Inskrypcja fundacyjna meczetu Umajjadów jako źródło do historii zniszczenia i przejęcia przez muzułmanów bazyliki św. Jana Chrzciciela w Damaszku [The foundational inscription of the Umayyads' mosque as a source to the history of the destruction and seizure of St John's Basilica in Damascus by the Muslims], in: 'Analecta Cracoviensia' 41(2009) pp. 409-417.
^See: Dynamizm akulturacji muzułmańsko – chrześcijańskiej w pierwszych wiekach islamu na Bliskim Wschodzie [The dynamism of the Muslim-Christian acculturation in the first centuries of Islam in the Middle East], in: 'Saeculum Christianum' 9(2001) pp. 1-19 [accessed: 12.07.2016]; Świadomość ograniczeń kulturowych wśród muzułmanów jako źródło akulturacji muzułmańsko-chrześcijańskiej [The awareness of the cultural limitations among Muslims as a source of the Muslim-Christian acculturation] in: Dialog i akulturacja. Judaizm, chrześcijaństwo i islam, ed. A. Pankowicz, S. Bielański, Kraków 2007, pp. 75-88
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^See: Chrześcijaństwo wobec podbojów muzułmańskich do wypraw krzyżowych [Christianity facing the Muslim conquests till the Crusades], in: B. Michalak-Pikulska (ed.), W kręgu cywilizacji Półksiężyca. 6. Ogólnopolska Konferencja Arabistyczna, Kraków 14-15 maja 2002 roku, Kraków 2002, pp. 195-207 [accessed: 12.07.2016].
^See: Sytuacja chrześcijan na ziemiach islamu – wczoraj i dziś [Situation of Christians in the Islamic World yesterday and today] in: E. Sakowicz (ed.), Czy islam jest religią terrorystów, Kraków 2002, pp. 181-192; Chrześcijanie w krajach muzułmańskich [Christians in the Islamic Countries] in: 'Tarnowskie Studia Teologiczne' XXIV/1(2005) pp. 15-29.
^See: O zburzeniu bazyliki Grobu Pańskiego w Jerozolimie i prześladowaniach chrześcijan za panowania kalifa Al-Hakima (996—1021) [The destruction of the Holy Sepulchre Basilica in Jerusalem and persecutions of Christians during the reign of Caliph Al-Hakim (996-1021)], in: Stromata historica in honorem Roman Mariae Zawadzki, Kraków 2006, pp. 123—131.
^See: Znaczenie „Ordo Fratrorum Minorum" na Bliskim Wschodzie w epoce mameluckiej (1250—1516) [The significance of 'Ordo Fratrorum Minorum' in the Middle East in the Mamluk epoch] in: 'Nurcie Franciszkańskim' 16(2007) pp. 77—84.
^See: K. Kościelniak, Elements of Islamic Ideology of Jihād in Tactica by Emperor Leo VI (866–912) in the Context of the Arab-Byzantine Struggles in the 7th–10th Centuries, in: Contacts and Interaction, Proceedings of the 27th Congress of the Union Européenne des Arabisants et Islamisants, Leuven-Paris-Bristol: Peeters 2017, 245-260. ISSN: 978-90-429-3427-6
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^See: Wpływy zachodnie na kształtowanie się ustroju Libanu w drugiej połowie XIX wieku [Western influences on the shaping of the political system in Lebanon in the second half of the 19th c.], in: Oddziaływanie cywilizacji śródziemnomorskiej, 'Mare inclitum' vol. 4, Kraków 2009, pp. 291-305.
^See: Złożony obraz zjawiska religii, Religie współczesnego Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu 1 [The Complex Phenomenon of Religion, 'Contemporary Religions of the Middle East and Far East' vol. 1], Kraków: Wydawnictwo M 2014.
^See: Hinduizm, seria: 'Religie współczesnego Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu' 2, [Hinduism. 'Contemporary Religions of the Middle East and Far East' vol. 2] Kraków: Wydawnictwo M 2015.
^See: Religie świata a chrześcijaństwo [World religions and Christianity] Kraków 1998; Człowiek – filozofia – Bóg [Human being, philosophy, God], Kraków 1999, pp. 19-40.
^See: Męczeństwo chrześcijańska wyłączność? [Is Martyrdom Christian exclusiveness?], in: S. Dżyżdżyk (ed.), Męczeństwo, przeszłość, teraźniejszość, przyszłość, Kraków 2012, pp. 67-93 [accessed: 17.06.2016].
^K. Kościelniak, Perspektywy i problemy misji katolickich w Azji. Konteksty konfesyjne, religijne i polityczne, in: A. Napiórkowski (ed.), Misja istotą i chwałą Kościoła katolickiego, Kraków: Wydawnictwo UPJPII 2019, 329-345.
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