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New evangelism
Josip Marcelić
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Split
Abstract
In the beginning of the third millenary John Paul II. sees merciful
moment (kairo's) and he wants that the last decade of the second millenary
is consecrated to new evangellsm that the Church renewed welcomes the
third Christ's millenary.
New evangellsm is primarv directed to already baptized persons who
have not yet determined themselves properly for Christ. (Evangelii nun-
tiandi). But this papal buli is directed to the other Christians also to
deepen their baptize. It, in wider sense, seizes also announcement of
Gospel to the pagans. New evangelism should be new in its ardour, in its
method and in its expression.
The author refers to evangelism of Jesus, then to evangelism of
apostles and Church through its history, to point out fundamental direc-
tives of the new evangellsm.
As the most important element of the new evangelism, he points out
testimonial announcement of Gospel, as well as preparation for baptize
in living small communities of Church.
Communion of Church that is lived, in small communities, becomes
fundamental announcement of the new evangelism, point out bishops of
Europe. In it, whole Church is engaged with very active part of the lay
persons.
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Hrčak ID:
53711
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Publication date:
21.12.1992.
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