CROSSING THE THRESHOLD OF HOPE INTO THE MEDIA CULTURE

• Authors: Margaret J. Obrovac
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The “new atheism” and the “new evangelization” have become the buzzwords of the age. Atheism is now the fastest growing “religious” group in the United States; the new evangelization decisively shaped the conclave that elected Jorge Bergoglio to the papacy. Twenty years ago, in Crossing the Threshold of Hope, John Paul II reflected pastorally on some of the philosophical, spiritual, and cultural roots of both. His insights, embodied in Christians who live them, offer the Church a key to our times. If evangelization today is to announce the Gospel in the languages of today, what script might it use? What images might it evoke? What might its cadence be like?

Keywords

EN

anthropology; atheism; consumerism; Crossing the Threshold of Hope; faith; John Paul II; media culture; metaphysics; new evangelization; paradigm shift; Western civilization

• Publisher: International Étienne Gilson Society
• Journal: Studia Gilsoniana
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 319-331

Dates

published

2015-09-30

Contributors

author

Margaret J. Obrovac

• Adler–Aquinas Institute, Manitou Springs, CO, USA

Notes

EN

Issue Theme: “Renewing the West: Religion, Atheism, and Common Sense.” Guest Editor of the Issue: Tomasz Kopiczko

Identifiers

ISSN

2300-0066