Amicable communication with today's young people: Social communication serving the Salesian mission in the Church
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Rome: Direzione Generale Opere Don Bosco (2025), 120 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 12-14 and pp. 119-120
"The goal of this new document is to be a guide and a formation tool in continuity with what has been stated in the earlier edition (2011), at the same time seeking to respond in a Salesian style to the socio-cultural changes of the new generations and the digital world. Through new educative and pastoral demands and cultural challenges along the Church’s journey, it is necessary to bring communication closer to the evangelising and educative proposal of Salesian Youth Ministry. This document is a tool offered by the Social Communication Sector to shed light on, update and guide the reflection, practice and sharing of communication work in each Educative and Pastoral Community. All this can be achieved through the various Communication Delegates and their teams. Finally, the document aims to contribute to the formation of Salesians and lay people who work collaboratively in carrying out the Salesian mission in today’s world." (Presentation, page 8)
1 The Genesis of Don Bosco’s Communication, 15
2 Communication as a Human and Cultural Phenomenon, 18
3 Communicating with Discernment and Synodality, 25
4 The Friendly Communication that Arises from God’s Love for us, 28
5 Jesus Christ Communicates Amicably in the Name of the Father, 33
6 God Continues to Communicate with Humanity Through the Church, 37
7 Mary, Example of the Communicator, 40
8 St Francis de Sales: All for Love, 42
9 Living Amicably in Digital Culture Today, 44
10 The Relationship Between Communication and Educational and Evangelising Activity, 50
Communication is Implemented Starting from the Dialogue Between Evangelisation and Education -- Communication in Dialogue with Culture -- An Interdisciplinary Approach to Dialogue with the Digital World -- Communication as a Salesian Family and Networking with Lay People -- Methodology of Salesian Communication
11 The Preventive System as a Pastoral and Communicative Driving Force, 65
The Preventive System as Salesian Spirituality and Source for Communication -- Communicating in the Digital Ecosystem Starting from the Preventive System
12 Christian Anthropology, a Source for an Ethics of Communication, 75
13 The Heart and Identity of the Salesian Communicator, 83
14 Guidelines for Salesian Communication, 88
15 Management and Governance, 95
16 Organisation of Salesian Communication, 105
17 Roles and Responsibilities for Salesian Communication, 108
2 Communication as a Human and Cultural Phenomenon, 18
3 Communicating with Discernment and Synodality, 25
4 The Friendly Communication that Arises from God’s Love for us, 28
5 Jesus Christ Communicates Amicably in the Name of the Father, 33
6 God Continues to Communicate with Humanity Through the Church, 37
7 Mary, Example of the Communicator, 40
8 St Francis de Sales: All for Love, 42
9 Living Amicably in Digital Culture Today, 44
10 The Relationship Between Communication and Educational and Evangelising Activity, 50
Communication is Implemented Starting from the Dialogue Between Evangelisation and Education -- Communication in Dialogue with Culture -- An Interdisciplinary Approach to Dialogue with the Digital World -- Communication as a Salesian Family and Networking with Lay People -- Methodology of Salesian Communication
11 The Preventive System as a Pastoral and Communicative Driving Force, 65
The Preventive System as Salesian Spirituality and Source for Communication -- Communicating in the Digital Ecosystem Starting from the Preventive System
12 Christian Anthropology, a Source for an Ethics of Communication, 75
13 The Heart and Identity of the Salesian Communicator, 83
14 Guidelines for Salesian Communication, 88
15 Management and Governance, 95
16 Organisation of Salesian Communication, 105
17 Roles and Responsibilities for Salesian Communication, 108
