Pregledni rad
The Values as Signs of Times. Unavoidable Ways of Evangelization
Ivan Koprek
; Filozofski fakultet Družbe Isusove – Zagreb
Sažetak
According to the words from the Apostolic Exhortation “Evangelii gaudium” Pope Francis wants to be a pope of time, rather than a pope of space. Giving priority to the notion of time means “to be more preoccupied with initiating the process than with the possession of space.” (EG 223). The time has indeed become an essential component for all of us who act according to the rules of the hastily postmodern era. Our times expose us to numerous spiritual quakes, and we are witnessing the change brought by the social and cultural processes, facing the new cultures, subcultures, symbols and lifestyles. The Church is not isolated in this world. The Pope stresses that we need above all a true and right awareness of the values, widely discussed today. In addition, the Gospel is a value on its own. Nevertheless, the Gospel should not be taken as a catalogue of values, since it refers to the history of salvation, and is focused primarily on the person of Jesus Christ, inviting us to become his followers. Therefore, the Gospel is simultaneously the privileged way and the task of evangelization. The author distinguishes only some areas of activity, and proposed tasks explaining how they have been interpreted by the Pope Francis.
Ključne riječi
Pope Francis; “Evangelii Gaudium”; value; signs of the times; the Gospel; evangelization; space; time; process
Hrčak ID:
146436
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.7.2015.
Posjeta: 1.317 *