The role of the religious and monks in the missionary work of the Church Cover Image

Rola zakonników w dziele misyjnym Kościoła
The role of the religious and monks in the missionary work of the Church

Author(s): Tomasz Szyszka
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Misyjne Księży Sercanów
Keywords: monks; missionaries; missionary activities; evangelization; religious vows; monastic life; religious orders;

Summary/Abstract: The missionary commitment of religious men and women representing different religious orders and mission societies are seen as the source of the missionary dynamism of the Church. In fact, the religious orders have been seen as the vanguard (avant-garde) of the missionary work. These realities cause arising of some well-founded questions like; What is the role of the missionary orders and mission societies in evangelization and what exactly these religious bodies do? No less puzzling issue is whether consecrated life, or life in the religious vows, helps or hinders missionary activities? Does the monastic life make any sense in the missionary territories? The following text looks for answers for the above questions. At the same time, the author wishes to encourage the readers to go into reflection on the role of the religious and monks in the Church’s contemporary mission work as there are no doubt that the new missionary paradigms, indicated by the recent popes, are a great challenge for the religious and monks who are involved in the missionary work.

  • Issue Year: 37/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 55-75
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish