Catechesis as a Chance to Form Modern Youth
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https://doi.org/10.15633/ps.1925Keywords:
education, teaching religion at school, formation, catechization, religion in the service of a manAbstract
One of more important events in the latest history of Polish education was “introducing the right to teach religion at school from 1 September 1990”, after the thirty year break. In the school year 2015/2016 this right is used by 28 churches and religious associations, including the Roman Catholic Church.The article presents that teaching religion at school has always been connected with education, dating back to the antiquity. What should be emphasized is that while countries were taking over the care of education, religion was introduced into school as an obligatory subject. It was the work of the enlightenment which cannot be suspected of being kind to the Church or Christianity. Facing the processes taking place in Polish religiousness, the school catechesis becomes one of the most important areas of transferring faith, it serves the human and Christian formation of a young person, it is the realization of a principle of the double faith: to God and a man.
From the perspective of the past years of teaching religion at Polish schools, the thesis that teaching religion at school happens to be a catechesis, evangelization, but is always in the service of a man, therefore it serves the Christian and human formation of a young person is very much justified.
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