Nova evangelizacija pred izazovom integralne formacije unutar skupina mladih u Vrhbosanskoj nadbiskupiji
The New Evangelization Faced with the Challenge of Integral Formation of a Group of Young People in the Vrhbosna Archdiocese

Summary/Abstract: The new evangelization is clearly a necessary element in overall Church practice; and Church associations are important for the new evangelization. Taking into account the results of a study conducted among high school students in the Vrhbosna Archdiocese the author first examines the profile of those who belong to formal and informal groups of young people. He then examines the capacity of these youth groups to respond to the challenges of integral formation of young people (in the human, spiritual, doctrinal and cultural spheres), as a contribution to the success of the new evangelization in Bosnian and Herzegovinian society. The author seeks to prove the hypothesis that formal and informal groups of young people are places of integral formation and thus respond positively to the need for the new evangelization. He also assesses the extent to which young people’s groups respond to the need to receive permanent educational incentives, development of organizational skills, education for solidarity, tolerance, ecumenism, and interreligious dialogue, and to what extent the community life of groups or communities of lay associations affects the participation of young people in parish catechesis. The author also discusses variable samples that affect the responses of young people (group affiliation, gender, length of stay in the association, regularity of participation in activities of their own associations, and regularity of attendance at Sunday Masses).

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