Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 86 No. 2, 2016.
Pregledni rad
Why do even deeply religious people need distance from their own ideas about God? Secularisation as an important means for the peaceful coexistence of religions and societies
Inocent-Mária Vladimir Szaniszló
; Fakulta sociálnych štúdií, Vysoká škola Danubius, Sládkovičovo, Slovačka
Sažetak
When we speak in a religious environment about secularism, often this term sounds very negative, even dismissive. Inside the Catholic Church, this concept has several connotations and often leaves the impression that, given our belief, we have to reject this Process. However, precisely because of the devastating terrorist attacks of religious fanatics in the 21st century, we must take into account that no one disputes that these perpetrators were deeply religious people. Therefore, question arises: whether the process of secularization actually undermines the faith and relativizes religiously‑grounded human being? Nowadays, in theology but also in other associated social sciences, an important problem emerged that is related to the question, whether there is still any autonomy and independence left for the humanity (for sciences, social life, economy), provided it acknowledges the sovereignty of God. Whether a believer is capable of having an unbiased, factual relationship to the world or whether his/ her commitment to God estranges him or her entirely from the matters of this world. Hence, the essential inquiry is whether the relationship with God, belief, and worship, influence life of the person oriented towards God and in what sense (e. g. whether it represents a strange, interfering element in their world)? By means of this study, an attempt is made to demonstrate that the secularization is a legitimate Process, but also the fact that, nowadays, the danger of secularism has emerged. As it is with every virtue, in this case there are also two extremes and only through tedious search of the truth and mutual dialogue, one can find the proper central point. Otherwise there will be, on the one hand, a loss of faith, because of relativizing the relationship between the human being and God, or, on the other hand, a totality of the human being, who puts himself/herself in the position of God.
Ključne riječi
secularization; secularism; Church; dialogue; reverential
Hrčak ID:
162697
URI
Datum izdavanja:
26.7.2016.
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