Review article

Fundamental Cultural Characteristics of our Times

Rafko Valenčič ; Teološki fakultet u Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenija

Abstract

The author presents some of the characteristics of the culture of our times: globalization, relativism, the dictatorship of relativism and the democracy. These are considered as sign of times, the recognition of which was one of the Council’s concerns (GS 4). The Council mentioned that the Church must study the sign of times in the light of the Gospel, and to recognize in them the presence of the God’s plan of salvation or its absence. Certain traits bring us closer to the plan of salvation, like globalization and democratization, while others make the distance grow, like relativism, and the dictatorship of relativism. Following the Council, the Popes, in particular John Paul 2nd and Benedict 16th warn of different dimensions of those particular signs, in order to discern them properly and include them in our pastoral commitments.

Keywords

sign of times; globalization; relativism; democracy

Hrčak ID:

156600

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/156600

Publication date:

1.3.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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