Review article

GEN Z AS RECIPIENTS OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNICATION

Rafał Kowalski orcid.org/0000-0002-1062-1762 ; Pontifical Faculty of Theology, Wroclaw, Poland

Abstract

Based on results of research carried out in the United States and Poland among people counted as the so-called Gen Z, the text searches for an answer to a question about the possibility of preaching Christian values in this group of listeners. Pointing to the qualities describing the discussed generation (among others, departure from religiousness, inclusivity and state of psyche), as well as way of communication or an erosion of authority in the virtual world, the author puts forward postulates for preachers who want to preach Gospel to present-day teenagers and young adults. They concern both the content of homilies (leading to the meeting with God, before preaching moral norms), and their form (dialogical attitude, building a community and rhetoric of empathy). The author also notices the role of pre-evangelization actions in the virtual world, but leaves this issue to be discussed
in a separate elaboration.

Keywords

Generation Z; homily; sermon; listener; communication.

Hrčak ID:

336429

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/336429

Publication date:

30.6.2025.

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