Listening as an Indispensable Component in Evangelization

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Listening as an Indispensable Component in Evangelization

Journal Title: Sympozjum - Year 2019, Vol 36, Issue 1

Abstract

The article discusses the problem of the importance of listening as an essential component of evangelization. It is not enough to talk about preaching realized by the Church from the perspective of the Gospel’s delivery with the only emphasize on the role of its preachers. It is also necessary to reflect on listening to and accepting the word of God as a necessary complement to the process of evangelization. Therefore, at the beginning the evangelization itself was described on the basis of Evangelii nuntiandi by Paul VI. Next, the need to listen to God and to people by the preacher of the Gospel was discussed. On this occasion the truth about the uniqueness of God’s word and the primacy of God in human life and preaching was clearly articulated. Then, referring to the thoughts of Umberto Eco and Paul VI, the process of evangelization was presented as an open work, which is interpreted by the addressee. It is the auditor of the Gospel, who completes the works of evangelization when he or she accepts the Gospel and subordinates it to his or her life. The final reflection is dedicated to the indication of Mary from Nazareth as the model of the hearer of the word of God and of the evangelizer.

Authors and Affiliations

Henryk Sławiński

Reviev: PAWEŁ WARCHOŁ, Krew i woda dar Miłości miłosiernej. Studium historyczno-teologiczne przebitego boku Chrystusa w literaturze teologicznej i duchowej, Warsaw 2015, pp. 454

EP ID EP594542
DOI 10.4467/25443283SYM.19.005.10634
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