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Az idő, amelyet értünk és mégsem értünk: sem pontos definícióját, sem pontos mérését, sem lelki megértését nem sikerült tisztáznunk, mivel nem tudjuk kívülről szemlélni. Ha áttekintjük az időről való gondolkodás filozófiáját, sok érdekes és részlegességében igaz megoldásra találunk. A Szentírás alapján viszont közelebb kerülhetünk az idő lényegéhez, a teremtett idő jelentőségéhez ugyanúgy, mint a teremtetlen idő valóságához. Az idő megértése az Örökkévaló szempontjából nézve oldódik meg, mert aki Krisztusban van, annak örök élete van – minden időfogalom eszkatológiai értelmet nyer tehát; nem félelmet kelt az idő múlása, hanem értelmet nyer az örökkévalóság fényében.

Miklós Telegdi, a Roman Catholic bishop of the reformation period, was an important figure of his generation. The confessional guide of his Agendarius, first published in 1583 in nagyszombat (Trnava, now in Slovakia), is particular as to its structure and content. in Hungary, this is the first penitential guide that was written in a unique style, including vernacular parts and containing exhortations in a large number. The confessional includes a text discussing the strict obligation on the seal of confession as well as a confession mirror which, according to its genre, is a tool of individual self-examination. In my paper, I attempt to answer the question whether Telegdi’s confessional guide is only unique from a national point of view or also in a wider, international context.

This paper was my MA thesis, and its topic is the reception of the teaching of the Church Fathers concerning the baptism in the 1559 edition of John Calvin’s Institutes. In this thesis, I try to unfold some of the factors that determined the way Calvin used the writings of the Church Fathers in formulating his doctrine of baptism. After presenting the patristic quotations related to the ‘theoretical’ theology of baptism, I will present the quotations and references that are related rather to the practice of baptism. Here I analyse the references regarding the doctrine of baptism coming from the Donatists, the problematic of emergency baptism and women’s right to baptize. Finally, I will present the references from Inst IV 16, dealing with infant baptism. In the last chapter of this study, I will try to summarize the conclusions of the research. I hope the reader will have a clearer image on Calvin’s use of the Church Fathers’ theological heritage on baptism in the Institutes.