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Kerygmat w katechezie jako językowy postulat teologii soborowej
Kerygma in catechesis as a linguistic postulate of conciliar theology

Author(s): Wojciech Lech
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Language studies, Higher Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: Kerygma; kerygmatic catechesis; the language of catechesis; Second Vatican Council; the Word of God in catechesis;

Summary/Abstract: The catechesis of today searches for new ways and methods to reach with the salutary message to the young. Especially in Poland, where teaching catechesis at schools is firmly rooted, catechesis calls for a new language of communication, which would refer not only to students' mind, but also to their heart and will. One of the forms representative of such an approach is kerigmatic catechesis, engaging the whole person. The signal for change in the approach to catechesis was given by the Second Vatican Council. The council pointed to the role of the World of God in teaching. The catechesis, in the center of which stands the Word of God – the living Christ – demands from the listener an answer resulting in conversion and communion with God. Discovering the power of the Word of God and its significance in forming students in faith should continue to be an always important postulate of the Council for the catechets also in the coming generations.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 117-126
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish