What is Faith 2.0?

The 21^st century generation is the digital generation.  They communicate, learn and express themselves digitally.  They receive, process and convey information through multimedia, mass media and Internet.  Truly, this is really a different and special generation.  And so, a different and special evangelization approach should be utilized too.  Faith 2.0 is the latest trend. And it is only through Faith 2.0, this modern and innovative approach that they can make sense of and find meaning in their faith. 

First, Faith 2.0 is a faith revolution and theology innovation.  It is a creative and gradual movement from the traditional faith, that we used to know and grew up with (Faith 1.0).  Faith 2.0 is a drift from neo-Scholastic theology which regards faith as man’s assent to truths revealed by God.  Faith is not merely something to be known and understood.  It is something that needs to be experienced and internalized.  Faith is a both a communal and a personal relationship of man with God.  Second, Faith 2.0 is a breakthrough in evangelization.  Faith 2.0 is a shift from the old, conservative and traditional strategies in evangelization (Faith 1.0).  Faith 2.0 acknowledges the needs, language, culture and context of the people to whom the Word of God will be delivered.  The Word of God should be communicated to the people, most especially the youth, in the language they will understand.  And so, creative, modern and progressive methods will be used to make the Word of God new, fresh, sensible and relevant.  Faith 2.0 is the most contextual and appropriate evangelization tool and approach in the 21^st century.  Faith 2.0 is the act of making sense of our faith in the digital world.  This is the innovative approach that will be utilized to address the needs and concerns of the 21^st century learners.  Third, Faith 2.0 is inspired by Web 2.0, the latest trend in the world wide web.  It is characterized by shared responsibility, social networking, experience-centeredness, interactivity, social interaction, creativity, collaboration, dynamism, knowledge-sharing, youth empowerment, community and nation building, global awareness, meaning and relevance, information literacy, multimedia arts and technology utilization.  And so, the use of Web 2.0 tools, digitals arts, technology, multimedia and social networking, which are the skills of the 21^st century learners, is integrated in communicating the Word of God.