Review article
Religious life as an eschatological sign and prophetic voice today
Ivan Karlić
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb
Abstract
Religious community is by its nature a unique eschatological sign and prophetic voice in the world and in the Church. Trying to observe religious life from “within”, the author tries to explore some issues and developments (both within the religious commu nity and contemporary society) that prevent today’s religious communities to fulfil their mission and to realize the fundamen tal feature of to God consecrated life – to be the eschatological sign and prophetic voice. He believes that religious communities should be primarily contemplative centres where the mystery of God can be felt and “touched”, where God, in a concrete way (and through his consecrated persons), can touch the human heart and mind. He is convinced that today’s religions can fulfil their role of being an eschatological sign and prophetic voice so that they shift away from the logic of the “world” and modern “civil life” and, as servants of God and imitators of Jesus, imbue the Church and society with what is beautiful, good, righteous and transcendent, with what the world will make better, and direct it toward Transcendent, to God.
Keywords
religions; consecrated life; imitation of Christ; Church; Council; eschatological sign
Hrčak ID:
148832
URI
Publication date:
30.11.2015.
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