The reception of the communicative phenomenon in theology of liturgy and homiletics Cover Image

Recepcja zjawiska komunikacyjnego w teologii liturgii i homiletyce
The reception of the communicative phenomenon in theology of liturgy and homiletics

Author(s): Paweł Gabara
Subject(s): Semantics, Pragmatics, Theory of Communication, Pastoral Theology, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Łodzi
Keywords: reception of the communication phenomenon; theology of the liturgy; homiletics;

Summary/Abstract: Willing to realize the mission effectively in the contemporary world, the Church is obliged to present the God’s Words via speech, images and gestures in such a manner that they are easily understood by human beings. The relevant and good theory coming from the domain of communication is a good starting point for reflections on the reception of communication’s theory in theology. This phenomenon shows the necessity to adjust the universal character of salutary message to the specific system of communication in the society. However, in this process theology has to protect the invariability and versatility of this message. Not only the relation between the priest, the God’s Words and the auditor, who lives in a specific reality, decide about the effectiveness of prognostication but also the way of transmitting the meaning, which is the salutary proclamation. In the situation when we talk about the God’s Words’ crisis, the remedy does not seem to be the language of media, the excessive number of colloquial words and creating out of homily a show full of gadgets but the nearness to the God’s Words.

  • Issue Year: 22/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 53-66
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish