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Apologia wiary jako zadanie katechezy
Apologia of the Faith as a Task of Catechesis

Author(s): Piotr Tomasik
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Kuria Metropolitalna Białostocka
Keywords: apologia; faith; catechesis;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with an important issue which is the apologia of the faith in catechesis. The contemporary young person, believer or not, needs a justification for believing, has a hunger for words of truth about faith. In this article we find indicated the contexts of the apologia of the faith, which are important for its application within the framework of catechesis, but also for the catechists themselves. The article shows two faces of apologia: defense and justification. Defense should be directed towards postmodernism which brings an emptiness, ignores objective truth and the sphere of the sacred. Apologia of the faith in catechesis should be based on the truth and on the deposit of the faith, which is contained in the dogma of the Church. This direction will allow to confront life with faith and lead to an encounter with the Lord in the community of faith.

  • Issue Year: 32/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 87-106
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish