Evangelii Nuntiandi
Evangelii Nuntiandi (“Evangelization in the Modern World”) is an apostolic exhortation, also called encyclical, issued on 8 December 1975 by Pope Paul IV on the theme of Catholic evangelization.
Evangelii Nuntiandi can presented as an update regarding the state of the Church ten years after the Second Vatican Council (informally known as Vatican II) closed on 8 December 1965.
The main theme in this Encyclical is Evangelization, to know what it means and how believers can practice it in their everyday lives. At the time, the concept of evangelization was so vague that not even priests or some bishops were certain of what it meant.
The 1960’s was a decade with several cultural movements (Civil rights, anti-war, free speech, …show more content…
He states that evangelizing indicates bringing the Good News into every level of humanity and, through its influence, transforming humanity and making it new. Christians must proclaim the Gospel by witnessing of life, and some other external elements.
The third chapter discusses the essential content of evangelization and what are those external elements in evangelization that were mentioned in the previous chapter. The content will be to be a direct witness of God revealed by Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit and the secondary elements would be the sacraments since they complete evangelization.
Chapter Four emphasizes in the methods of evangelization. Witnessing an authentic Christian life, having preaching very well defined and as a necessity, assuring our family has the Gospel present in their lives, supporting the faith of believers and many other acts can be methods of evangelization.
Moreover, in Chapter Five it is defined to whom the methods would be applied to. The first sphere of proclamation is narrowed on those who have never heard the Good News of Jesus Christ which could be children, non-christians or non-believers. In the second sphere of proclamation, the non-practicers are the main focus. They may be helped through the small communities that come together within the …show more content…
The Community and the Common Good principle says, “In a global culture driven by excessive individualism, our tradition proclaims that the person is not only sacred but also social (...) Our Church teaches that the role of the government and other institutions is to protect human life and human dignity and promote the common good.”. In Evangelii Nuntiandi it is instructed that it is not enough to proclaim the gospel themselves but believers should also proclaim it towards our family, non-believers and non-practicers so they may also be witnesses of God revealed by Jesus Christ in the Holy
Evangelii Nuntiandi (“Evangelization in the Modern World”) is an apostolic exhortation, also called encyclical, issued on 8 December 1975 by Pope Paul IV on the theme of Catholic evangelization.
Evangelii Nuntiandi can presented as an update regarding the state of the Church ten years after the Second Vatican Council (informally known as Vatican II) closed on 8 December 1965.
The main theme in this Encyclical is Evangelization, to know what it means and how believers can practice it in their everyday lives. At the time, the concept of evangelization was so vague that not even priests or some bishops were certain of what it meant.
The 1960’s was a decade with several cultural movements (Civil rights, anti-war, free speech, …show more content…
He states that evangelizing indicates bringing the Good News into every level of humanity and, through its influence, transforming humanity and making it new. Christians must proclaim the Gospel by witnessing of life, and some other external elements.
The third chapter discusses the essential content of evangelization and what are those external elements in evangelization that were mentioned in the previous chapter. The content will be to be a direct witness of God revealed by Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit and the secondary elements would be the sacraments since they complete evangelization.
Chapter Four emphasizes in the methods of evangelization. Witnessing an authentic Christian life, having preaching very well defined and as a necessity, assuring our family has the Gospel present in their lives, supporting the faith of believers and many other acts can be methods of evangelization.
Moreover, in Chapter Five it is defined to whom the methods would be applied to. The first sphere of proclamation is narrowed on those who have never heard the Good News of Jesus Christ which could be children, non-christians or non-believers. In the second sphere of proclamation, the non-practicers are the main focus. They may be helped through the small communities that come together within the …show more content…
The Community and the Common Good principle says, “In a global culture driven by excessive individualism, our tradition proclaims that the person is not only sacred but also social (...) Our Church teaches that the role of the government and other institutions is to protect human life and human dignity and promote the common good.”. In Evangelii Nuntiandi it is instructed that it is not enough to proclaim the gospel themselves but believers should also proclaim it towards our family, non-believers and non-practicers so they may also be witnesses of God revealed by Jesus Christ in the Holy