Original scientific paper

Ministry and Ecclesiality in the Contemporary World

Željko Tanjić ; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Starting from the presumption that contemporary society is exposed to the process of pluralism, which encompasses all its segments including religious behaviour, the author makes an analysis of the comprehension of the concept of ecclesiality and some of its segments in Croatia. Socio-religious research conducted in recent years has made it more evident that ecclesiality in Croatia needs to be observed through various facts that give us a picture of growing number of believers distancing themselves from religious practise while at the same time a large percentage who claim to be believers. This research also indicates that an increasing number of the faithful experience the Church as a »serviceable organisation«. Therefore, based on the reflections of theologians from Western Europe, the author explains the significance of this observation of the Church and ecclesiality in Croatia and linking this to the image of the Church as a »universal sacrament of salvation« (LG 1).

Keywords

Church; ecclesiality; ministry; service organisation; universal sacrament of salvation; Church culture; pluralism

Hrčak ID:

28910

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/28910

Publication date:

12.2.2003.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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