Abstract

The article presents a lecture delivered to students of eatechetics at the Catholic University of Lublin in April 1986 by Rev. Robert Giannatelli, Rector of the Universit.a Pontificia Salesiana (UPS) in Rome. After a short review of the history and structure of his University, the distinguished visitor spoke about the characteristics of catechetic studies today and about the status of catechetics as a borderline discipline between the science of theology and education; .as such, catechetics must adopt an integral methodological approach. The speaker went on to point to three major problems of today's catechesis: the need for deeper evangelization and Christian initiation in the face of modern dechristianization, for the appropriate formation of catechists and for dialogue with other religions and with the world at large.