Bishop Adam Lepa (1939–2022) in the Faith-based Media Literacy Education Approach

Bishop Adam Lepa (1939-2022) is a precursor of religious media education in Poland.His scientific works are part of the trend known around the world as faith-based media literacy education.In the years 2024-2027, we are implementing a research grant regarding the scientific achievements of Bishop Adam Lepa.Documentation work on his achievements in the field of media pedagogy is ongoing, hence this article can be described as a research communique.At this stage of research, four problem areas of his scientific achievements were identified: religious media pedagogy, image and word in audiovisual culture, media propaganda and manipulation, presence and image of the Catholic Church in the media in Poland.He proposed an original theory of axiologically oriented environmental media pedagogy.The subject of the analysis in the article will be his media education program.We will indicate its main goals, means and methods, primarily based on his pioneering textbook, Pedagogy of Mass Media from 2000.We will also consider how this media education program has a religious character.Bishop Adam Lepa was more of a practitioner in the field of media education than a theorist.His research goes beyond empirical studies, encompassing significant media concepts.Despite the shifts in technology and society, these concepts continue to hold their validity.