Uniwersytet wobec wyzwań nowej ewangelizacji
The University in Relation to the Challenges of the New Evangelization

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to show that the institution of the university, born ex corde Ecclesiae - from the heart of the Church - is by its very nature inherently and closely linked to the evangelizing mission of the Church. This is made evident by the official teaching of the Church after the Second Vatican Council, from Pope Paul VI to the present-day Holy Father, Pope Francis. The previous teaching of the Church and the history of human achievements in the field of science and culture, prove that the institution of the university, in the world of science and culture, together with the means of social communication, are today the most important platform on which “the struggle for the soul of the modern world” takes place. John Paul II’s call for the “new evangelization” was born within the context of the intensification of the atheization of Europe and of the global world, facing an enormous amount of persons in a state of “hunger for God”. The Polish Pope from Kraków, enriched by the experience of the Queen Jadwiga (1384-1399), knew well that “the strength of the state and the strength of the Church have its source in the careful education of the nation and that the road to the welfare of the state, its sovereignty and recognition in the world is fostered by thriving universities.” In an era of dictatorship of relativism, modern universities have a special mission to save the truth about man and the world around him. The call for a “new evangelization” is a special positive inspiration for universities in their fundamental mission to create a culture of universal humanism based on the foundation of the Supreme Truth, which is God. The article recalls some features that universities should maintain or develop in order to fulfill their mission as fully as possible.

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