prof. ThDr. Ľubomír Žák

Academic position: Full Professor

Education

 

  • 2013 – Full Prof. at the Pontifical Lateran University, Vatican City (since June 24).
  • 2003 – Assoc. Prof. (Doc.) in Theology (Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University, Olomouc).
  • 1998 – ThDr. in Moral theology (Accademia Alfonsiana, Rome).
  • 1992 – ThLic. in Moral theology (Accademia Alfonsiana, Rome).
  • 1990 – Equivalent of a Master’s degree in Catholic theology (Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius, Comenius University, Bratislava).

 

Work experience

  • 2018–present: Professor of Dogmatic Theology at the Department of Systematic Theology, Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University, Olomouc
  • 2013–2022: Full Professor, Faculty of Theology, Pontifical Lateran University, Vatican City.
  • 2009–2013: Professor, Faculty of Theology, Pontifical Lateran University, Vatican City.
  • 2003–2012: Lecturer, Pontifical Theological Faculty of Saint Bonaventure (Seraphicum), Rome.
  • 2000–2009: Associate Professor, Faculty of Theology, Pontifical Lateran University, Vatican City.
  • 2001–2003: Catholic Theological Faculty, Prague; Lecturer in charge of courses “Introduction to Theology”, “Ecclesiology”, “Ecumenism”.
  • 2000–2003: Junior Prof., Institutum Utriusque Iuris and Faculty of Theology, Pontifical Lateran University, Vatican City.
  • 1998–2000: Research Assistant, Institutum Utriusque Iuris and Faculty of Theology, Pontifical Lateran University, Vatican City.
  • 1996–1998: Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome; Lecturer of “Theological Anthropology of the Christian East” (as a part of the Study Programme “Integrative Year of Formation for Students of the Eastern Churches” organized by the Congregation for the Oriental Churches).

Visiting professor (semester courses and seminars):

 

  • 2020: Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paolo, Brazil.
  • 2017: Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paolo, Brazil.
  • 2015: Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paolo, Brazil.
  • 2013: School of Humanities, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • 2013: Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paolo, Brazil.
  • 2011: School of Humanities, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • 2011 – present: permanent visiting professor at the School of Education and Humanities, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR), Curitiba, Brazil.

 

Functions and membership in committees, councils and projects at the Pontifical Lateran University (1998-2022):

  • Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Theology (2010-2015).
  • Member of the University Senate.
  • Member of the Faculty Council.
  • Member of the Editorial Committee of Lateran University Press.
  • Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Faculty of Theology Lateranum (2010-2014).
  • Member of the Editorial Committee of the Journal Lateranum (2015-2022).
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Lateran cultural Magazine Nuntium.
  • Member of the Dean’s Commission for affiliated/aggregated Theological Institutes in Italy and abroad (2010-2022).
  • Member, secretary (since 2001) and co-director (since 2014) of the International Catholic-Evangelical study project (2001-2020) “Topics of Fundamental Theology from an Ecumenical Perspective”, in cooperation with the University of Tübingen.
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Study Project on the Social Doctrine of the Church “Caritas in veritate”.
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Study Project “Interdisciplinary studies for the development of African culture”.
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the Center for Studies and Research on Vatican Council II.
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the “Chair Gloria Crucis”

Functions and membership in academic Committees, Councils and other Scientific Boards:

  • 2022–present: Member of the Scientific Council of Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University, Olomouc.
  • 2022–present: Member of the Scientific Council of the Catholic Theological Faculty, Charles University, Prague.
  • 2020–present: Member and Scientific Director of the Academy of Lutheran Studies in Italy, Italy.
  • 2020–present: Member of the Branch Council of Catholic Theology, Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University, Olomouc.
  • 2019–present: Member of the Branch Council of Systematic Theology and Christian Philosophy, Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University, Olomouc.
  • 2019–2022: Member of the Catholic-Evangelical study group “Project 2021”, nominated by Card. Kurt Koch, President of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity, Vatican City.
  • 2018–present: Member of the Scientific Board of the Project “Advanced Study Course in Interreligious Dialogue and International Relations”, University San Marino and ISSR “A. Marvelli”, Rimini - San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy.
  • 2016–present: Member of the Luther Society, Prague.
  • 2015–present: Member of the Research Group “Prosopon Research Center and Laboratory”, Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology of University of São Paulo, Brazil.
  • 2014–2018: Member of the team of experts of the Holy See Agency for the Evaluation and Promotion of Quality in Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties (AVEPRO).

Membership on the Boards/Committees of Journals and Book Editions:

  • 2023–present: Member of the international scientific Committee of Edition “Triadic Ontology and Trinitarian Philosophy”, publishing house Karl Alber Verlag - Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Germany.
  • 2022–present: Member of the scientific Committee of the online Journal Arti e Teologie – Arts and theologies, Italy.
  • 2021–present: Member of the international editorial Committee of the Journal Cadernos do Círculo fenomenológico da Vida e da Clínica (published by: Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo), Brazil.
  • 2021–present: Member of the international scientific Board of Scientific Project (Sophia University Institute, Loppiano-Florence, Italy) and of the international scientific Committee of Edition (publishing house Città Nuova, Italy): “Dynamic Dictionary of Trinitarian Ontology”.
  • 2021–present: Member of the international scientific Committee of Edition “Teologia”, publishing house Città Nuova, Italy.
  • 2021–present: Co-founder and member of the editorial Committee of Edition “Legacy of Pavel Florensky: works and studies”, publishing house Mimesis, Italy.
  • 2020–present: Member of the scientific Committee of the Journal Sophia. Ricerche sui fondamenti e la correlazione dei saperi (published by: Istituto Universitario Sophia, Figline - Incisa Valdarno), Italy.
  • 2018–present: Member of the editorial Committee of the Journal Caminhos de Diálogo Caminhos de Diálogo. Revista Brasileira de Diálogo Ecumênico e Inter-religioso (pub-lished in the context of Programa de Pós-Graduação em Teologia da Pontifícia Univer-sidade Católica do Paraná – PUCPR), Brazil.
  • 2017–present: Member of the international editorial Committee of the Journal Sacramentaria & Scienze religiose (published by: Istituto Teologico Marchigiano – ISSR Marchigiano “Redemptoris Mater”), Italy.
  • 2017–present: Member of the scientific Committee of Edition “Florenskijana” (under the patronage of Istituto Filosofico di Studi Tomistici, Modena) publishing house Pentàgora, Italy.
  • 2016–present: Member of the scientific Committee of philosophical-theological Edition “Selecta” publishing house Aracne, Italy.
  • 2015–present: Member of the scientific Committee of the Journal Pistis & Praxis. Teologia e Pastoral (published by: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba), Brazil.
  • 2015–2021: Member of the editorial Committee of the Journal Verbum – časopis pre kresťanskú kultúru, Slovakia.
  • 2015–2018: Member of the editorial Committee of the Journal Opera theologorum Samogitarum, Lithuania.
  • 2011–present: Member of the scientific Committee of the Journal La Sapienza della croce. Rivista di cultura e spiritualità della Passione, Italy.
  • 2011–present: Member of the editorial Committee of the Journal Acta Universitatis Carolinae Theologica (KTF UK), Prague.
  • 2009–2017: Member of the scientific Committee of the online Journal Reportata. Passato e presente della teologia (under the patronage the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”), Italy.
  • 2000–2005: Member of the editorial Committee of the Roman section of the Journal Filosofia e Teologia, Italy.

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