Csontos, Ladislav (2022) Christian families as protagonists of the new evangelization. Acta Missiologica, 16 (1). pp. 204-214. ISSN 2453-7160
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The study analyses the challenges emerging from the ongoing Synod on Synodality in connection with the role of Christian family in dechristianized environment. It focuses on key dimensions of the Synod - communion, participation and mission – and on deepening the theological understanding of Christian family. The study is structured in the following way: after briefly outlining the most problematic elements contained in the contemporary understanding of marriage and family we point to three crucial areas of married and family life lived in the context of faith: the transmission of faith from parents to children, the key role of kerygma and paschal mystery in the pastoral care of families and missionary testimony of families in ecclesial and civil community. Finally we highlight the invitations to pastoral conversion and outline the perspectives of further research in the field of pastoral theology and studying the missionary potentialities of the family. A number of current sociological surveys show that in the case of numerous believers their understanding of Christian marriage has undergone considerable changes. We are witnessing high level of tolerance for cohabitation and divorce going hand in hand with low level of understanding the essence of Christian marriage, which constitutes an urgent challenge inviting all of those who are involved in these issues to deeper study of Christian married life and revision of current pastoral methods.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Christian marriage, Transmission of faith, Parish community, Evangelization, Synodality |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Conversion B Mission theology/theory > Evangelism/Proclamation of Gospel C Types of Christian Ministry > Hospitality G Christian traditions/Denominations > Roman Catholic B Mission theology/theory > Theology of / ministry to children |
| Divisions: | Central Europe > Slovakia |
| Depositing User: | Katharina Penner |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2024 21:16 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2024 21:16 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2866 |
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