THEOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF THE AGING OF THE POPULATION
THEOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF THE AGING OF THE POPULATION

Author(s): Ivan Benaković
Subject(s): Demography and human biology, Gerontology, Biblical studies
Published by: Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Ekonomski fakultet u Osijeku
Keywords: age; Bible; theology; ethic; church;
Summary/Abstract: The aging of the world’s population is an issue of concern to people worldwide. Therefore, in our paper, starting from theology, we will try to explain why our population is getting older. At the same time, we will attempt to give some solutions to reduce the aging of the population. The starting point for our analysis, and thus the methodology of the paper, will be the theological analysis of selected parts of the Bible that can shed some light on the problem of population aging. In addition to biblical texts, our paper will use insights from other theological disciplines such as pastoral theology. Hence, we believe that the cause of population aging is first of all the state of mind of a nation. Aging is a self-explanatory sociological phenomenon that greatly affects people’s spirituality.

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