Para uma pastoral juvenil fundamental da diocese de Pemba

Abstract

Youth ministry opens up a path from so many other paths that have already been trodden, certainly this will be of interest as it introduces us to a contemporary vision that allows us to realise who today's young people really are. In the Church and in society, these are spaces where young people are becoming increasingly distant from being responsible, often because they don't have the freedom to be what they want and to dream of the future. Looking at the reality of young people in the Diocese of Pemba, this dissertation develops a reflection and some foundations for a proposal for youth ministry. You can't talk about young people without knowing the context in which they live, the history of the country in which they find themselves and the challenges that characterise them. For this reason, the first chapter looks at the socio-geographical, historical, cultural and religious contexts, giving a brief description of the pastoral model of the Diocese of Pemba. In the second chapter, the issue of youth ministry is addressed from a general perspective, but always in the context of the reality of young people in Pemba, as the centre of this research. In the third chapter, an approach is made to the theological foundations for youth ministry in the Diocese of Pemba, understanding the problems and situations of the present time and, in a certain way, proposing, above all, some theological foundations that can help to think of a youth ministry that is more appropriate to the problems of young people in the Diocese of Pemba.

Date of Award	4 Nov 2024
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Luís M. Figueiredo Rodrigues (Supervisor)