•        Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict have both called for the Church to commit itself to the New Evangelisation, and to re-engage with the tradition of Christian apologetics. What does all this really mean?

•        Exploring the theological vision behind the call for a New Evangelisation, and the reasons why there is a particular need for a creative and intelligent apologetics today, as the Church seeks to reach out to contemporary culture.

•        Looking at some recent projects in Catholic evangelisation and apologetics that have been developed in the UK in recent years, relating them to the practice of ordinary parish life, and picking out some common threads that seem to be an essential part of any successful evangelisation initiative.