The Catholic Church, which received a mission to evangelize from Jesus Christ, has studied consistently to carry out its role faithfully. The Church tried to evangelize according to the age and situation in which it was operating and used of a variety...
The Catholic Church, which received a mission to evangelize from Jesus Christ, has studied consistently to carry out its role faithfully. The Church tried to evangelize according to the age and situation in which it was operating and used of a variety of ways to preach the gospel. The Church is going to continue to evangelize through the world using ways and culture on which it was built.
Today, digital media has been developed, shaping new culture by using digital technology. Digital media has basically changed the way people communicate and lifestyles in our society and has significant influenced everyday life. Furthermore, out of all those digital media, the internet and mobile media not only have taken their places the center of communication among people but play a leading role building a new sense of values. In this way, digital media is poised to become new culture at the present time.
Our current Catholic Churches are facing a culture of digital media which has an effect on the life of people in the world. As the Church has made use of culture to evangelize the world, it has accepted digital media to realize evangelization. In other words, the Church has taken digital media as "the gift of God". Therefore, the Church should play an important role in evangelizing the world by using digital media.
In this respect, through this thesis I'd like to spread the good news of God on Earth and suggest specific ways the Catholic Church can use the internet and mobile media to help people live with the spirit of the gospel. And to put the specific plans into action systematically and consistently, I'd like to mention what the Church should do.
In this thesis, through the Church facing the era of digital media I'd like to contribute to the gospel of the Church by suggesting the role of the Church and the plans which specifically use digital media in a variety of ways.