Towards Religious Conversion: Changing Attitudes, Reconstruction of Christian Identity, Finding New Values and Hope Cover Image

Ku religijnemu nawróceniu: Zmiana postaw, odbudowa tożsamości chrześcijańskiej, odnajdywanie nowych wartości i nadziei
Towards Religious Conversion: Changing Attitudes, Reconstruction of Christian Identity, Finding New Values and Hope

Author(s): Andrzej Wdowiszewski
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Gdańskie Seminarium Duchowne, Kuria Metropolitalna Gdańska
Keywords: conversion; identity; value; hope

Summary/Abstract: The topic of religious conversions began to be dealt with in psychologist circles at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. At that time it was perceived that the religious life of man influences his attitude and values. Sometimes people who have departed from a preconceived belief at some point in their lives fall into existential emptiness and try to fill the void with another kind of spirituality - universal spirituality, which was and is propagated by people associated with the occult movement called New Age. The announcement of a new vision of spirituality is a trap for people seeking the meaning of life, their own identity or positive values. The stronger the desire to fulfil one’s dreams, in this respect, the weaker the mechanism for assessing one’s profits and losses. Reflection comes later when psychological and spiritual problems begin.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 40
  • Page Range: 215-232
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish