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Katechetyczne i psychologiczne aspekty przynależności do wspólnoty Kościoła w okresie wczesnej adolescencji
Catechesis in Postmodernity – the Scope for Dialogue

Author(s): Kamilla Frejusz
Subject(s): Pastoral Theology, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: postmodernity; Church; catechesis; dialogue;

Summary/Abstract: Catechesis is always context-and-time-specific. It cannot be detached from reality, nor canit ignore the problems experienced by those being catechised. In this sense, postmodernity and its char-acteristic secularism place catechesis in a situation that requires recognition, and then discernment, ofhow in this new reality it is possible to proclaim catechesis and to reach the contemporary person withthe Gospel. This article undertakes a reflection on the possibilities of catechetical dialogue with indi-viduals living in postmodernity characterised by secularisation. The analysis addresses two principal is-sues. First, the context is described in which contemporary dialogue is conducted within the broadlyunderstood catechesis. Then, specific points of convergence are identified that may open up a meetingspace necessary for the emergence of dialogue with the postmodern person. The article concludes witha critical summary.

  • Issue Year: 42/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 191-206
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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