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Nowa ewangelizacja wyzwaniem dla Kościoła w Polsce
New evangelization as a Challenge to the Church in Poland

Author(s): Wiesław Śmigiel
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: new evangelization; evangelization; pastoral care; missionary pastoral; secularism; secularisation; witness; kerygma; renewal of the Church

Summary/Abstract: In Poland, as in other European countries, as a result of processes of secularization, there is a decrease of attachment to the Church and an increase in the number of people covered by pastoral care. The Church’s response to these problems is the new evangelization, which means an attempt to reach out with the Good News (kerygma) to those, who have lost their sense of faith and live as if God did not exist. In Poland, the new evangelization is necessary, but it should be used to supplement and support for pastoral care.

  • Issue Year: 61/2014
  • Issue No: 06
  • Page Range: 041-055
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish