Chrześcijaństwo pentekostalne a doświadczenie religijne
Pentecostal Christianity and Religious Experience

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to draw attention to three issues: the transformation of Christianity in Europe, the process of its pentecostalization and the issue of religious experience. It consists of three parts, respectively, in which the following theses were posed: 1. Christianity in Europe is in retreat, but it experiences revival in other parts of the world; 2. The secularization paradigm has been weakened and there is a growing interest in various forms of religion; 3. In the global dimension a more conservative and charismatic version of the Christianity of the South begins to dominate; 4. The process of pentecostalization is an expression of the changes taking place in Christianity; 5. Pentecostalization, despite some shortcomings, has great potential and can contribute to the renewal of faith, deepening the sacramental practice and social commitment; 6. One should reject the conviction of many Pentecostal Christians for the possibility of a direct experience of God; 7. The experience of the sacred, being the core of religious life, is always mediated by an interpreted medium (human conditions, signs, events and activities).

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