ХРИШЋАНСТВО ПРЕД ИЗАЗОВИМА ПОСТМОДЕРНЕ
CHRISTIANITY AND CHALLENGES OF POSTMODERNISM
Author(s): Arhimandrit Stefan ŠarićSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Social Sciences, Theology and Religion, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Centar za empirijska istraživanja religije (CEIR)
Keywords: postmodernism; consumerism; individualism; religiosity
Summary/Abstract: Prominent features of the postmodernism - consumerism, individualism and relativization of system values were reflected on the spiritual life and created some new forms of manifestation of religiosity in which consumerism, faith, God, church ceremonies are converted into marketable products and services. Statistical surveys and censuses show an extremely high percentage of believers in the total population (National Statistics Institute), and ecclesiastical practice says that only few people are leading an active church life, and even less than that lead a sincere Christian life. These facts pose the following questions to the clergy and the faithful, as responsible Christians, but also to the society as a whole, which is based on the Christian culture, tradition and values: “What is the role of Christian faith in the postmodern era and the role of church in the postmdern society, and how to overcome the state that Professor Radovan Bigović called 'pathology of religion'“.
Journal: Religija i tolerancija
- Issue Year: 15/2017
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 5-20
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Serbian