Review article
The Meaning oj Evangelization and New Evangelization in the Church Teaching Accents
Nikola Bižaca
orcid.org/0000-0001-9412-508X
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Split
Abstract
The accents of church teaching circles about the new evangelization
have resulted from the perception of great variance between
the values of gospel and contemporary culture. But, taking sides
about this topic is marginal and fragmentary.
Therefore, analyzing the major Vatican document, in particular
the reflections of John Paul II, the author tries, on the basis of rather
general accents on new evangelization, to perceive the basic elements
and prevailing structural stresses of that pas tor al project.
In this first part the author presents the major significant moves,
which have been present on the level of central teaching for many
decades, in understanding the sense and range of evangelization,
since the long postcouncil discusion on the evangelizing mission of
Church reperesents the natural context of new evangelization
reflections.
In the second part the author reconstructs the stresses and
constants of the idea of new evangelization.
In concluding observations the author gives the motives that
encourage John Paul II., to speak about new evangelization. He also
points out to some understatements of that evangelization project.
Keywords
evangelization; new evangelization; teaching of the Church
Hrčak ID:
50815
URI
Publication date:
21.12.1999.
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