Culture and counter-culture in the religious space. Benchmarks for the education of young missionaries Cover Image

Culture and counter-culture in the religious space. Benchmarks for the education of young missionaries
Culture and counter-culture in the religious space. Benchmarks for the education of young missionaries

Author(s): Emil Jurcan
Subject(s): Theology and Religion
Published by: Facultatea de Teologie Ortodoxă Alba Iulia
Keywords: mission;religion;counter-culture;kalokagathia;

Summary/Abstract: As it is also stated in the title of this essay, I intend to defend the culture and also to present the possible failures of major religions in their mission. Faith has been the starting point for the culture, for it appeared as a response of the human being at the call of heaven. In order to be a clear answer given by the man, it must act as a vector, to ascend the human being to heaven. The Greeks called it kalokagathia, which is the good, the truth and the beauty. But Christians see it deeper and talk about the Way, the Truth and the Life. Culture and counter-culture appear in all great religions, starting in the Orient and ending with the monotheistic religions today. As a form of counter-culture we can talk about violence, about the horizontality of the service or the religious anthropocentrism. They must be overcome and young people raised on the vector of a culture that unites heaven and earth.

  • Issue Year: XXII/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 7-17
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English
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