Chmura, Paweł Jan (Wydawnictwo Naukowe Papieskiej Akademii Teologicznej w Krakowie, 2008)
Writing his “Letter to the Youth from All Over the World” in 1985, Holy Father John Paul II began it with a wish: “Always be prepared to make a defence to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you.” These words resound all the more clearly in today's world when the changes in the social sphere affect all walks of human life, including the religious life. The Polish youth at the threshold of maturity seem to be especially prone to the present social and religious transformations. The current dynamics of the religiousness of the youth can be seen relatively easily in its external dimension on the basis of an analysis of fulfilling religious practices. Such a research can constitute the basis for determining a strategy for pastoral activity.
