new evangelization
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8.4
- noun
- Jargon
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nueva evangelización
- In Latin America, Africa, and Asia, base or small ecclesial communities have assumed an important role in the new evangelization, which requires the church itself to be evangelized or challenged more deeply by the gospel.
Examples
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The Catholic Church emphasizes the importance of new evangelization to engage with communities losing their faith.
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In Catholic circles today, one is more likely to hear references to a "new evangelization," "a new civilization of love," and "inculturation" than to liberation, the struggle (in Portuguese, a luta), or the path (caminhada) toward the kingdom of God.
Academic text (1999) -
A second major thrust of the new evangelization in San Antonio focuses on youth, a major concern of residents.
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In his words, she is the "star of the first and the new evangelization," and her image and message present "an impressive example of a perfectly inculturated evangelization."
Academic text (2009) -
In order to examine the implications of the new evangelization at the grassroots, we must explore its implementation in two parishes in San Salvador.
Academic text (1996) -
Much of the talk was on how wonderful the Second Vatican Council was, followed by how Catholics need to repent and reverse the decline of faith since the Second Vatican Council with a "new evangelization."
Blog text (3) -
John Paul's association of Guadalupe with evangelization is not surprising, given his strong emphasis on Mary and the new evangelization during his pontificate.
Academic text (2009) -
Focused on the "new evangelization" in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, the letter gets its title from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians.
Blog text (9) -
These factors are among what has prompted the Church's call for a "new evangelization" or "re-evangelization" to help Catholics rediscover the beauty and depth of the Catholic faith.
Blog text (9) -
The new evangelization takes different forms depending on local conditions and pastoral agents, but its goals and priorities have wielded a decisive influence on Catholic pastoral strategy in El Salvador and throughout Latin America.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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6.5
To tell people the Christian message to make them believers
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8.0
Spreading religious beliefs to try to convert people
Antonyms
- Formal
Removing Christian beliefs and practices from a person, group, or institution
Surface Forms
Morphology
The basic meaning — a recent or renewed effort to evangelize — is directly derivable from combining 'new' (recent/renewed) with 'evangelization' (effort to convert or spread a religion). However, the phrase carries specialized, institutional connotations (a specific Catholic programme and target of revitalizing faith in traditionally Christian areas) that are not fully predictable from the parts alone, so a B1 learner would grasp the general idea but miss important cultural nuances.
Etymology
New evangelization uses new meaning fresh and evangelization meaning telling people the Christian 'good news', so it gives a picture of the Church trying again to share faith. That's why it means the Church's modern ways, like using social media and new programs, to reach people who have stopped going to church.