Religious Existentialism as a Countermeasure to Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
Religious Existentialism as a Countermeasure to Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
Author(s): Katarina Valcova, Martina Pavlíková, Marie RoubalovaSubject(s): Theology and Religion, Existentialism, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Žilinská univerzita v Žilině
Keywords: religious existentialism; tradition; moralistic therapeutic deism; consequential faith; Kierkegaard;
Summary/Abstract: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD) is a new spiritual trend that is increasingly changing the religious landscape of in the Euro-American cultural provenience. Though appealing to the generation of 'emerging adults' (age 18-25), MTD results in undesirable life-outcomes that prompt religious scholars, theologians, and sociologists to carefully study its roots, expressions, and possible alternatives. Using S. Kierkegaard's religious existentialism as a case study, the authors argue that religious existentialism has the potential to face the detrimental effects of MTD and to reinvigorate stagnating religious communities.
Journal: Komunikácie - vedecké listy Žilinskej univerzity v Žiline
- Issue Year: 18/2016
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 98-104
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English