Andrzej Juliusz Sarwa (; born 12 April 1953 in

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) a Polish prose writer, poet, journalist. A member of the

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and the Polish Journalists Association, he has received the

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. He is an author and co-author of over 200 books and a few hundred articles from different fields, including theological works on

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and

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. Some of them are on the required reading list for theology and religious studies students at Polish universities, including the

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, The University of Łódź,

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, and

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.Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie: Wydział Teologiczny – Instytut Teologii Ogólnej, Teologia dogmatyczna – eschatologia, Literatura: A. Sarwa, Syn zatracenia. Zaświaty w wierzeniach Kościołów tradycji katolickiej, Sandomierz 2006 – https://ects.uksw.edu.pl/pl/courses/view?prz_kod=WT-FW-ESCH

Selected list of works

Prose

* 2013: ''Uwikłany'' (''Entangled''); Sandomierz: Wydawnictwo Diecezjalne * 2013: ''Szepty i cienie'' (''Whispers and Shadows''); Sandomierz: Wydawnictwo Diecezjalne * 2013: ''Ziarna ocalenia'' (''Grains of Salvation''); Sandomierz: Wydawnictwo Diecezjalne

Poetry

* 1992: ''Tarnina'' (''The Blackthorn''); Sandomierz: Wydawnictwo Mandragora * 2000: ''Pochody'' (''The Marchers''); Sandomierz: ELSA Publishing House * 2015: ''Poezje'' (''Poems''); Sandomierz: Wydawnictwo Armoryka

Theological books

* 2002: ''Eschatologia Kościoła Wschodniego'' (''Eschatology of Eastern Orthodox Church''), Łodź: Wydawnictwo Ravi * 2002: ''Eschatologia Islamu'' (''Eschatology of Islam''), Łodź: Wydawnictwo Ravi * 2005: ''Eschatologia Zaratusztrianizmu'' (''Eschatology of Zoroastrianism''), Sandomierz: Wydawnictwo Mandragora

References

Sources

Andrzej Sarwa: Bibliography in Catalog Polish National Library

Andrzej Sarwa: Presentation of the subject-object in ''Gość Niedzielny'' – ''Uwikłany w Sandomierz''

Andrzej Sarwa: Presentation of the subject-object in ''Gość Niedzielny'' – ''Thriller… teologiczny''

Andrzej Sarwa: Presentation of the subject-object in ''Gość Niedzielny'' – ''Sandomierzanin Roku 2015''

Andrzej Sarwa: Presentation of the subject-object in ''Andrzej Juliusz Sarwa, Un'anima e tre ali – Il blog di Paolo Statuti''

Andrzej Sarwa: in Catalog Bibliography Komisja ds. Kultu Bożego Episkopatu Polski

Andrzej Sarwa: in Baza osób polskich - der polnischen Personendatenbank

External links

Andrzej Sarwa in TV Kielce

Cyfroteka.pl Author: Andrzej Sarwa in Cyfroteka.pl

Review in ''Biblia Horroru''

Andrzej Sarwa in Tarnobrzeg

Polish Writers Union Warsaw

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