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The New Evangelization

The New Evangelization. What is the same? What is different?. Relativism Individualism Materialism Secularism. Be able to make distinctions . Current Cultural Characteristics. Relativism. Cultural Relativism. Moral Relativism.

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The New Evangelization

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  1. The New Evangelization

  2. What is the same?What is different?

  3. Relativism • Individualism • Materialism • Secularism Be able to make distinctions Current Cultural Characteristics

  4. Relativism

  5. Cultural Relativism

  6. Moral Relativism

  7. Truth doesn’t change according to your ability to stomach it. • Principle of non-contradiction: something can’t “be and not be” at the same time. Truth is. Vs. Opinion is.

  8. Objective Truth • Subjective Truth Is anything relative?

  9. Relativism cont…

  10. Tolerance and freedom are good in themselves, but they are not Gods themselves

  11. The Truth will set you free • I am the way the truth • The Lord is our God – the Lord is one. Gospel answer to relativism?

  12. Looking out for number 1 • Theme song in Hell = “I did it my way” Individualism

  13. Individualism vs individuality/diversity

  14. God • Team • Me Gospel response to individualism?

  15. materialism

  16. Product as an end vs people as an end You are a human being not a human doing Nothing you can DO can win God’s love for you. It is always there. Everything is a grace. You must be poor of spirit and detached to be open to it. Materialism

  17. Secularism

  18. God can’t be compartmentalized! He is there whether you want him to be or not. Secularism vs. Religious tolerance

  19. Are there ways you see relativism, individualism, materialism or secularism in the your teenage world?

  20. What should the new evangelization look like?

  21. What is your responsibility in the new evangelization?

  22. Describe the behavior of a true follower of Christ in today’s society….

  23. Virtue – not acting on feeling – but on choice of the good • Prayer – • Concern for others – awareness of others Christian

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