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This course intends to develop a composite understanding of the meaning and method of Evangelization within Catholicism, including a contrasting understanding of the Old Evangelization with the New.
Total classes: 14
Prerequisite: A high school understanding of Catholic doctrine
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th
Suggested credit: One full semester Theology or History
Description
This course intends to develop a composite understanding of the meaning and method of Evangelization within Catholicism, including a contrasting understanding of the Old Evangelization with the New.
Outline
Week 1: Introduction and Course overview
Week 2: Old Evangelization- The Church of Gregory I and Gregory VII
Week 3: The world’s revolution in authority- From Luther to Foucault
Weeks 4-5: Dialogue in the modern world
Weeks 6-9: Vatican II, and the Church in the modern world
Weeks 10-14: Survey of the New Evangelization
Materials and Homework
Course Materials:
How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie, any printing/edition (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671027034/catholictreas-20)
How to Share Your Faith with Anyone: A Practical Manual of Catholic Evangelization, by Terry Barber (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1586178504/catholictreas-20)
Evangelization for Catholics: A Mission Manual for the New Evangelization, by Scott Hahn (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1612787738/catholictreas-20)
These texts can be found free online (purchasing a hard-copy is optional):
Gaudium et Spes, Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, 1965 (www.ewtn.com/library/COUNCILS/v2modwor.htm)
Evangelii Nuntiandi, Apostolic Exhortation of His Holiness Pope Paul VI, 1875 (www.ewtn.com/library/PAPALDOC/P6EVAN.htm)
Other materials provided by the instructor are also possible
Homework: The New Evangelization is emerging and developing even now, Students should be prepared to discuss the readings in class, and contribute their own thoughts and interpretations. While some weeks will not require any reading, other weeks will require 50-100 pages of easy reading (material that is easily understood). A course paper (4-6 pages in length) which examines some facet of the New Evangelization NOT covered in class will be required.
