Dialog czy misja? Dokumenty misyjne Kościoła wobec dialogu międzyreligijnego

The Second Vatican Council opened a new perspective for interreligious dialogue for the Church. Theological refl ection, including non-Christian religions, pointed out the elements of truth and holiness present in them and confi rmed their value as preparation for the Gospel. This positive image of religion does not confl ict with missionary activity. The conciliar and post-conciliar documents of the Church emphasize the constant validity of the missionary mission of Christians and indicate dialogue as one of the forms of mission. Signifi cantly, the topic of interreligious dialogue is primarily addressed in missionary documents that recognize it as an integral part of the preaching of the Gospel. The Council decree Ad gentes divinitus, the exhortation of Paul VI Evangelii nuntiandi, the encyclical of John Paul II Redemptoris missio are just some of the Church’s many missionary documents that develop the concept of interreligious dialogue.